“How can robotic arms be optimally designed and manufactured to be affordable and accessible to those that need them?”
For my senior project, attempted to create robotic arms to be a cheap and accessible option to people who cannot afford or obtain other options. I used a CAD design software called Solidworks to design the parts of the robotic arm, then printed them out with a 3-D printer. These parts were then assembled with electronic parts, such as motors and sensors, allowing the arm to function like a realistic limb. Lastly, I used Arduino coding to direct the robotic arm on how and when it should move, depending on feedback it gets from the user.
In order to make this design easily accessed across the world, every single file used to create the robotic arm is open-sourced and available to anyone. This means that any individual with access to the internet and a public 3-D printer can have their robotic arm at a significantly lower cost than one on the current market.
In order to make this design easily accessed across the world, every single file used to create the robotic arm is open-sourced and available to anyone. This means that any individual with access to the internet and a public 3-D printer can have their robotic arm at a significantly lower cost than one on the current market.