I’ve put together a list of (relatively) low-cost robots, arms as well as mobile robots (wheeled and flying). It is far from exhaustive but might be interesting. Contact me if you want to add something to the list.
Model | Vendor | # joints | Payload (g) | Reach (mm) | Resolution | Tool | Interface | Processor | programming | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhantomX Pincher Robot Arm Kit Mark II – Turtlebot Arm | Trossen Robotics | 4 | 70g@200mm | 310 | ? | parallel jaw gripper | USB serial | ARBOTIX-M (16MHz ATMEGA644p) | Arduino + Wiring | USD 380 | |
| PhantomX Reactor Robot Arm Kit | Trossen Robotics | 4 | 400g@200mm | 380 | USB serial | ARBOTIX-M (16MHz ATMEGA644p) | Arduino + Wiring | USD 599.95 | |||
| WidowX | Trossen Robotics | 5 | |||||||||
| RobotGeek Snapper Arduino Robotic Arm | Trossen Robotics | 4 | 50 | 285 | ? | parallel jaw gripper | USB serial | ARBOTIX-M (16MHz ATMEGA644p) | Arduino + Wiring | USD 229.95 | |
| Orion 5 | Raw Robotics | 5 | 200 | 0.33deg per axis | USB/WiFi | Python, JavaScript, MATLAB, C/C++ libraries | |||||
| Lynxmotion AL5D | Robot Shop | 4 | 514 | 0.09deg per axis | USB | FlowArm PLTW, graphical environment for windows | USD 358 | ||||
| uArm Swift | UFactory | 3 | 500 | 5mm | vacuum gripper | USB/BlueTooth | uArm swift, looks like Scratch | USD 499 | Parallelogram structure. Options include extruder, laser engraver, vision system, paraell jaw gripper, pen holder | ||
| uArm Swift Pro | UFactory | 4 | 500 | 320 | 0.2mm | vacuum gripper | Arduino Mega 2560 | US D 839 | Parallelogram structure. Options include extruder, laser engraver, vision system, paraell jaw gripper, pen holder | ||
| xArm | UFactory | 6 | 5000 | 690 | 0.1mm | vacuum gripper | RS485 + Modbus RTU | ROS, Python | USD 5000 | preorder, may have force control capability | |
| MeArm Pi | Mime Industries | 3 | ? | ? | ? | parallel jaw gripper | Raspberry Pi | USD 89 | Parallelogram structure, gripper always parallel to ground, includes joysticks, RPi not included | ||
| MeArm Classic | Mime Industries | 3 | ? | ? | ? | parallel jaw gripper | Arduino or Raspberry Pi | USD 42 | Parallelogram structure, gripper always parallel to ground, no processor included | ||
| C-9895 | Fadisel/cebekit | 4 | ? | ? | ? | parallel jaw gripper | USB | scratch | GBP 38.99 | No longer sold? | |
| xArm | LewanSoul | 5 | 0.24deg | parallel jaw gripper | serial/BT | ARM | Scratch, Arduino | USD199 | iOS/Android control app | ||
| LeArm | LewanSoul | parallel jaw gripper | |||||||||
| SainSmart | Amazon | 5 | USD199 | ||||||||
| Magician | DOBOT | 4 | 500 | 320 | 0.1mm | parallel jaw gripper, pen holder, suction gripper + pump | USB/WiFi/BT | Dobot studio software for Windows, DobotBlockly, ROS | USD1499 | Comes with 10 i/o signals plus stepper motor drivers. Options include: linear track, extruder (for 3D printing), laser engraver, conveyor. | |
| Robotis RM-X52-TNM | Robotis | 4 | 500 | 380 | parallel jaw gripper | TTL serial | not included, could use Arbotix | USD 1199 | Uses Dynamixel XM-430 servos | ||
| TinkerKit Bracio | TinkerKit | 5 | 150 | 800 | parallel jaw gripper | PWM | Arduino (not included) | USD 160 |
Click here to see the Google Spreadsheet version which also includes mobile robots.
Posted on Sunday February 24, 2019
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