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Robotics Articles

Robotics can be considered the pinnacle of industrial automation, it’s where the disciplines of technology come together in the form of controlled operation. From motion control through to sensing, from machine safety to the vanguard of IoT, Industry 4.0 and beyond, robotics is very much in the ascendancy.

We’ve compiled a series of DesignSpark articles that will help and inspire you, with your robotic Design & Build requirements. Read more below…

Build and Program a Braccio Robot

There have already been a few other articles on DesignSpark about the Braccio Tinkerkit. It’s not surprising really, as the Arduino and Braccio combination is a low cost (and great FUN) way to start your journey into robotics.

Machine Vision

For those of us who have been around the block more than once, our first conscious introduction to the concept of machine vision was probably in the original Terminator movie when we were treated to the red-hued, augmented-reality perspective of the T-800 Terminator.

Bringing Life to the MeArm Robot Arm

Just spotted the new MeArm robot deluxe kit from Mime Industries and fancied doing an out of the box build. I was keen to see it go together and understand how the little arm would perform. Being open source it is ideal for use in your own projects...