I Made a Robot Arm... in the Middle of my Room!

I made a fully articulated robot arm! on my ceiling. It can freely move around and do all kinds of cool stuff.
The arm is powered by a Raspberry Pi, controlling stepper and servo motors for each joint. It can be controlled with a graphical web interface build using the Unity game engine.
If you liked this video, be sure to subscribe so you won't miss the next video!
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Music by: filmmusic.io
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Personal website: www.jellever.be
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And loads more! Just google me ;)
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playlists:
Game Devlogs: bit.ly/JelleVerYTGames
Tutorials: bit.ly/JelleVerYTTutorials
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Programs used:
Blender, Unity, Visual studio, Procreate
#jellevermandere #gamedev #unity

[@JelleVermandere]

How long is your arm? 💪

[@argir5849]

4

[@hirzanabqary]

ok

[@kalfagianneiomiltiadou8580]

1

[@leapacho]

which one tho

[@MartyrMoon]

21 inches

[@DarkChaosMC]

I still believe you’re underrated with how much editing and funny moments you do

[@idov.z.9244]

Totally agree

[@freshbread5373]

just found this channel and was super impressed

[@darkracer1252]

the "funny moments" actually got in the way of me enjoying the video.

[@victoriage]

@@freshbread5373 same, very excited to xwatch those videos!!

[@szilardladocki5863]

Exactly what I was going to say

[@AXISMotionStudio]

And congratulations for getting nominated for Unity Awards ❤️

[@JelleVermandere]

Thanks!

[@Break.]

@@JelleVermandere and for getting my vote! Your videos are on a whole other level!

[@sperge5673]

As someone who is still relatively new to the field mechatronics, here's some tips that may help from my testing with very cheap materials and supplies (we're talking cardboard and SG90 servos since i'm a high school student) * You could use an extended kalman filter for state estimation for the motors. Sometimes, for cheaper motors or if you use gears (not sprockets/chains), occasionally it can "skip" and give you a slightly incorrect value, a kalman gain function could fix this. Bang-bang filters are also an option if an eKF is too hard * You could use a cheap webcam (or your current one) and use OpenCV with a morphological image processing algorithm or blob detection for objects. Blob detection is terrible in different lightning conditions, and if you wanted to do fast processing, a truncated SVD would be good to use for pre-processing in conjunction with a MIP * A PD/PID controller would be good to move to a position. It's a little more complex than what you have, but it's incredibly useful and has that "easing" motion you're aiming for, specifically with a PID controller. However, a PD controller is better for quick and less precise movements (in my opinion) * A Stewart platform would be interesting to use for the base, if you wanted angular motion, as well (although definitely not needed, would almost be redundant) edit: The field of inverse kinematics is also worth looking into, but from what I saw with the computer renders, it looks like you have something similar going on

[@user-mv4mx5pw6k]

Appreciate it. I found a lot of useful information in your reply.

[@setrocar]

Make Glados OUT OF that arm

[@CreepyMemes]

Very interesting all the skills needed to make this: math, physics, 3d modeling, 3d animation, unity c#, raspberry pi with python, html, css, javascript, web server, electronics, cutting metal, and much more! liked and subbed, amazing channel :)

[@edma06]

Thank you for your input, Creepy.

[@star80doessdastuff]

@@edma06 yes.

[@mad_cozy]

basically a computer engineering degree then

[@SenselessUsername]

You forgot "comedy" and "video scripting + editing"

[@etalis811]

The quality on this video is top notch. Love the animations and how everything flows together

[@LanceMcCarthy]

As a developer who has tried to wrangle servos to do what I want, I appreciate all the work you put into this. Earned my subscription 😊

[@CrjaseMechaEngr]

You should add a piston just before the rotating end bit, so you can extend the arm to reach around the room without it taking up a ton of space

[@integza]

I like how you handled those tomatoes

[@na9565]

If you want to see tomato abuse, look no further than michel reeves.

[@GeekDetour]

Ha ha ha, your obsession with tomatoes is the best. Cheers from Madrid, neighbour!

[@evanpocock6083]

More

[@Andreas-gh6is]

Tomatoes are disgusting!

[@evanpocock6083]

@@Andreas-gh6is no

[@JelleVermandere]

if you like this video, you're not the only one! I got nominated for both "best devlog" and "entertainment value" on the Unity Awards! Go vote here: awards.unity.com

[@KRISH-bh6js]

I really dont know what to say to appreciat the effort you put in your video and hoping that youll win the award also waiting for the return of the arm in future video

[@srjrcamilo2854]

Lets see if was for me u wold win both 🎉

[@dontsubtome2369]

Sorry I can't sign my self my brother and mom sign me in every thing but I don't how to use untiy And my computer is so bad it has 3 gb of ram something else my keyboard is dumb it types until but I want to say untiy I hope that you will win this🙂

[@TheScriptingLegend]

Highly deserved man

[@julienmeunierwolfgunnm6536]

Can you make im a glados costume ? =3

[@Oliver_Connell]

Love how you go into more detail and keep viewers following along the project. Definite sub from here

[@dustyfisk1887]

Fantastic project and great sense of humor! Thanks for making an inspiring video!

[@mayodev]

This channel is beginning to turn into an engineering channel and frankly, I don't hate it. Keep it up Jelle! I love seeing all the cool stuff you create :D

[@muffinman6136]

I’m actually starting a similar channel myself! I’m on a robotics team and cool videos are on their way!!

[@iHeartGameDev]

This is legitimately the coolest channel. Amazing job (as always) Jelle! 🍻

[@JelleVermandere]

Thanks Nicky!

[@LSETalks]

This is absolutely amazing, the amount of skills and talents needed to do this is very inspiring and impressive!

[@CallMeSwal]

I am impressed by both your engineering skills and video editing skills, great job bro!

[@P33TY]

I've been wanting to do something like this since I first saw Portal. Planning to build a small-scale GLaDOS to act as a smart home hub, and to have other useful features, like a tracking light source, Kinect camera for scanning, speakers, and room for expandability. It's hard finding the time though to dedicate to a project like that, but hopefully someday.

[@Arya-by6wm]

Jelle: Updates Me: Smashes like Me: starts the video You're very underrated for the amount of work put into this! Nice vid!

[@pedrosso0]

Me 10 mins in: this is a great video! I gotta like it Me: accidentally unlikes video because I already liked it

[@minecraftminigamemadnessnews]

@@pedrosso0 lol so relatable

[@DanPos]

Amazing project Jelle - so cool!

[@swordfishfins7842]

Thank you for this Jelle, I had a blast watching :)

[@ultragames007]

Great projects, I would suggest adding code to manually set a position/ positions and have it as a preset. so you could just press a button for example when you want the arm to lower itself to add an attachment, or position itself for a selfie, or do a panoramic swipe, etc. really cool project :)!

[@Brick_Science]

This is awesome dude!!

[@abelcristiantimbalari7861]

It would be fantastic if you made something alike? Just mount the arm you already made to a wall. Also, it might be fun to try and improve it with metal pieces.

[@StaticFreighter101]

hey brick Science i love your channel

[@_Domthebomb]

Whhwhaahiaisbkssoieegeie😮

[@bobimate697]

why are you here bro btw love ur channel

[@doghosuedean]

Love it! First time seeing your videos, like your style

[@Pallerim]

Fantastic video! Love the humor, creativity and production quality, keep it up!

[@podini]

You're a LEGEND! Thanks for this epic Adventure. Good luck for the Unity award thingy!

[@huddlespith]

Dude this video is awesome! Just found you in my recommendations and you’ve definitely got a new subscriber! I can only imagine how much time went into making this! Keep going!

[@unboxstation854]

i think this is awesome work man. Keep up the good work

[@juanmi601]

Mate, this is what I call talent! The editing is amazing 😄

[@Doodit27]

These videos are incredible I hope your channel keeps growning.

[@gavinpotter8741]

The humour, the smooth transitions, the intricate engineering, someone get this guy the recognition he deserves!

[@timohelmers]

I have always dreamed of building my own little robot arm but I know whatever I could come up with wouldn't even be half as good as this and any commercial solution would probably break the bank for how much I would use it. You did a fantastic job, great video.

[@bastisbastelbude9612]

Mein größten Respekt für deinen Roboter! Mega cool!!!

[@sluginator1313]

I’m 7 minutes into your video and I just wanted to say that this is the highest quality video I have watched in a long time. I love the creative energy from this and I can’t wait to see the arm in action! Keep being awesome B]

[@MP-ri8ng]

I cant even Start to imagine how much work this Video was. 100-200+ hours easily. Congrats, you convinced me to subscribe with just one Video. This is awesome!

[@qu_feigenbauma]

Oh my GOD What a Quality Level!! Bravo!

[@judybravo6900]

This was fun to watch! and thank you for the explanations, I enjoyed learning how it was made :D

[@the-real-sachin]

You're such a great guy who knows how to hide the pain behind these projects and show us only the fun part..

[@mr.marouane465]

You’re creativity never fails! Keep up the great work!

[@aaalll2513]

Robots are awsome and you're also awesome for sharing this with the rest of the world.

[@erin34uio5y32]

this is really cool! you should probably have used stepper motors for the arm joints tho, as i dont think servos are very strong (hence the slightly jittery motion)

[@SuperFranzs]

Stepper motors will skip. He just needs bigger and stronger servos.

[@b03tz]

@@SuperFranzs Stepper motor and gearing system.

[@SuperFranzs]

@@b03tz If he can afford the size.

[@EJMonkey]

Dude, I was just thinking about getting/making one of these! xD ...Except I couldn't actually think of any uses for it, so I was procrastinating. But now that I see how effective the boxing glove attachment can be at eliminating those pesky greek temples that keep popping up around my room, I think I'll have to get cracking! Thanks for the entertainment and inspiration. :)

[@thearackalsiblings9378]

Curse them pesky Greek temples

[@peytonmac1131]

Did you ever build a robot arm? Much like you, the lack of anything to use a robot for has always been a big de-motivator for me, I don't want to spend so much time and effort building something that ends up just sitting in the corner of the room being a static decoration.

[@EJMonkey]

@@peytonmac1131 not yet... Maybe someday... XD

[@jparky1972]

The production level in this is off the chart. Even forgetting about the content, which is great in itself. You just gained a subscriber.

[@CarlosHenrique-gx9hx]

This video just became one of my favorites videos on yt, everything is just sooo goood

[@alexkonopatski429]

Amazing video and project! Huge respect to build something like this! I am actually also building a robot arm and I really like your's. Can I find the code somewhere (would be really cool)?

[@zischler]

This is insane! Extremely well done Jelle!

[@CopiHuman]

This is super cool! I wanted to make something like the gantry design to be able to go around the edges of my room so I have an effective reach of my whole room, but after seeing this I'm reconsidering

[@augustrothpletz7932]

You’re creativity never fails! Keep up the great work! If you’re looking for ideas, maybe look into AI video recognition? You could make your arm shoot balls at intruders 😝

[@gizmoduuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu2773]

or you could make the arm shoot intruders in the balls

[@interesting9688]

@@gizmoduuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu2773 why not both XD

[@techcast1822]

We are highly impressed with the design and functionality of your robot.

[@JustTim321]

that's so cool!, keep up the good and hard work jelle!

[@slyphox]

this was amazing. your super talented and smart as hell bruhh

[@TheCleveland1987]

now this is entertainment at its best loved your video glad i stumbled on it

[@Yozo_official]

Love these videos ! Very creative and underated!

[@Loop985]

This was a great watch, good content. You're inspirational!

[@Skeffles]

Wow this robot arm is awesome!

[@DaleTrevors]

Can't wait to watch more of your videos! This is my first one and I've subscribed!

[@kundanyadav5573]

Pretty cool!!! One thing you can do is that...make the arm with the camera attached follow your face like a cameraman(like they do in tech events), it would be really cool.

[@AndrewRGross]

This is amazing and also a PSA on the importance of emergency stop buttons. Very cool.

[@jackpiki]

Bro you are hella underrated! the quality of these videos is sublime

[@erinwagner2500]

I loved seeing from the beginning to end thank you for sharing

[@berkgaffaroglu8614]

Very underrated! Great work my friend. You deserve at least 1m subs for this quality.

[@sircomplex8629]

This is the first video I have seen from your channel and I love it. Subscribed

[@_G3RG_]

Subbed! Really high quality and fun to watch!

[@billporter6592]

What a great job you did !

[@mrED123]

Oh these videos are hilarious and amazing.

[@among-us-99999]

Love the editing

[@vellocx]

This was a triumph! I'm making a note here, 'huge success'.

[@V1king_Person]

This looks much like the UR5e! Good Job!

[@andredazevedo]

i can’t say what is more impressive: the project or the video editing

[@Dylan_Lanckman]

Robot on the loose! Great video!

[@sygad1]

Amazing work. Would love to see this with more powerful motors to smooth out some of the wobbles the arm has when extending

[@kiransreekumar8025]

The video was os entertaining! Kudos mate!

[@turtleturtle9120]

This was a fun video to watch, I really enjoyed to design process!

[@yolocat-dev]

AI following mode, for cameras and like holding stuff for you, just an AI with voice so you can say "Ceiling Robot, smash the hardest you can right downwards" and cool stuff. Keep up with the good work, Jelle!

[@Nugget470]

If only I was this smart, amazing!

[@prabhattiwari5089]

Amazing video-making skills there. I really liked the idea of having a personal robot arm in my room.

[@destru1914]

This is Crazy!!! your are a genius!!!

[@ozzietradie6514]

man that robot arm is pretty sick awesome job

[@Y.R.]

Amazing video editing and great use of ar

[@3nertia]

WOW! The skill! The content is wonderful, the jokes are well ... pun-chy and the editing is *chef's kiss*!

[@whatthefunction9140]

I love your iterative design technique 😍 👌 ❤️

[@user-og8mb6gc4w]

Pretty cool man! Gives me portal vibes!

[@matthewframe1435]

First time seeing your Channel, and I absolutely love it

[@EchoYoutube]

Can I just say… 3D printing is a gift from the gods.

[@ondrejcoufal2519]

this video was just amazing!

[@benjidaniel5595]

I’m impressed such tiny servos can have enough torque to move an arm like that

[@samdabeast3186]

Dude, your videos are actually great. I would have though you had millions of subscribers! I am sure you will grow very fast.

[@alpozaslan8067]

Man you are so talented and funny. Keep going, you will get what you deserve !!

[@tajklair]

Perfectly normal thing to build 👍

[@vagabondbrothers9178]

“Wait no thats the kitchen book!” That part really got me lol. keep uploading!

[@Dannerrrr]

This is great, hope I can learn from your lessons!

[@Fwacer]

Wow that's a crazy amount of editing, animation, and all that on top of the control engineering, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering! Well done! Ive been thinking of making one of these myself and you gave a lot of great ideas (slip rings!)

[@naeemajilforoushan5784]

I joined it, thank you. I fully understand how much have you spent on editing.

[@user-zb1cr7qs6r]

Subscribed and liked! I really appreciate the work you’re putting into these videos!

[@ayazasim501]

Dude this video alone will make your channel go viral. Great stuff

[@Zerophil_]

best produced engineering feverdream EVER

[@jordanbennett6461]

Total destruction! That was beautiful

[@thijndekkers4144]

I watched in 1 week all your videos :) I can't wait for the next video

[@malik12tree29]

literally one of the small amount of creators who actually do cool stuff, keep going dude!

[@c0nsumption]

Bro your editing skills are phenomenal. So very entertaining