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Re: pic: The Vitruvian Arm - 2630

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard View Post
It appears like your arm has three joints, but that the wrist is chained such that it is always parallel to the shoulder, regardless of the elbow position. If that's the case, clever design, I like it!
the arm does indeed have three joints, which are all actuated at once by a single motor, the gripper is chained parallel to the long section, and the connecting section between the gripper and the long piece is chained "anti-parallel" to the base of the tower (that's what the alpha angle shows).

Glad you like it we've been working hard at it for the last 6 weeks....
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