Modular robotic arm

Our reconfigurable modular manipulator (RMM), developed under funding from NASA, uses a Universal Mating Adapter (UMA) for internal power and communications. This allows the building of a 1-DOF to N-DOF manipulator in minutes by combing individual pitch and roll joints. Each joint contains its own power and control electronics, failsafe brake, and absolute and relative optical encoders. All power and data cables pass through the joints internally, avoiding potential snags of external cables. The joints are "hot-swappable" and contain all configuration, calibration, and park information in non-volatile memory. The final joint is equipped with an "auto-detach" device, which allows it to engage or disengage with different end-effectors... or with a payload that is equipped with a UMA plug.

[@grahamnichols1416]

"X15 is now ready for your prostate examination" is when you discover if that fire door really works.

[@devers6]

Oh, how I loved watching this. Robots should be like an Erector Set - put things together in the form needed for the task. If these subcomponents could be mass-produced so that they cost $100 for the joint and $50 for the tube segments, there would be customized robots everywhere. Wake me when that happens.

[@cherylm2C6671]

I would like to do it! Wakey, wakey!

[@MatHelm]

Beware, he's a time traveler from the 70's. The hair due is a dead giveaway...

[@jaysinkoregaokar288]

amazing gripper change!

[@TV-oe1rq]

This concept is so cool!

[@rickventura1109]

This is magic, I saw Harry Potter !!!

[@cptechno]

Where can we buy that?

[@omnianti0]

better than lego tought the joint had to be not in line for get folded

[@lucianoarcelo]

Beautifull work!

[@lets.make.robots]

Wolowitz! There you are

[@christian.mackin]

Cool video. What connector / slip ring solution did you use to make the mating work?

[@calvinbarajas5144]

Amazing arm. What type of motors are you guys using?

[@고대화-j6q]

3가지의 문제점있다. 처째 Arm이 너무 무겁다. 둘째 베어링지지 하는 구조가 불안하다->소음이 베어링지지부가 불안할때 나타나는 현상 기능에 비해서 구조가 너무 복잡하다->기능 대기 제작가격이 높다.

[@strobo24]

Bravo!

[@marccarc]

Impressive. Are these available commercially for research?

[@Papdiinsrov]

Check out griprose.com for robust, instant and presice fix

[@baltazar0007]

how much weight can it handle. how much is cost

[@mac_uk5464]

It's amazing what you can do with half a dozen Arduino's. LOL. Oh, & $Million of development, years of work, sleepless nights, & education at MIT.

[@dalvirsingh17]

very nice

[@emre6485]

Perfect

[@JaxYang200]

Awesome

[@NickMad]

awesome

[@aj2228]

I really need to put this on my sex doll. no joke. it's too heavy.

[@williamhuang5329]

Hanzhen harmonic drive gear , over 30 years experience , robot arm gear ,,

[@MrDragon5332]

that really cool robot arm can you tell me how to make one like that and how to program it

[@adisharr]

Yeah sure man, they have nothing better to do..

[@experimental_av]

Step one become a robotics engineer, step two get NASA funding, step three build the fucking bot.

[@BigRodd91]

2:00 OH MY GOD BAD CODING! IT'S GONE HAYWIRE! EVERYBODY HIT THE GROUND!!! 😃😆😂😈🙃😜

[@zeamo21]

good for jobs that need multiple tools but looks like it has limited movement based on the video, if that is true I would suggest working on that before going full release. the movement looks like it focuses on the forward, back, and the turning of the whole arm but nothing else really. that limits the jobs it can work on.

[@варяибрагимова-и5т]

why is it moving so slow? can't make it lightning fast?

[@adisharr]

You've seen too many movies. This is reality.