[TriEmbed] Robotic Arm

[Pete Soper]

(quick search)

It appears you can get the arm described in the article below from the 
Walmart web site for around fifty dollars:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-and-Wiimote-controlled-Robot-Arm/

-Pete

On 02/08/2016 03:51 PM, Grawburg via TriEmbed wrote:
> Won't get to the meeting tonight so I'm asking my question here.
>
> I'm looking for a robotic arm that's a bit more robust the the Maplin kits I've seen on line. Of course, it will need to be
> connected to a Raspberry Pi and programmable with Python.  I'm looking for something that can be programmed to pick
> up small blocks and stack them to make a something like a square. It should be in the $75-$100 range...I will probably
> end of using 4 for the summer class.
>
> So far I only find Maplins or units that are too expensive.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Brian Grawburg
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