[TriEmbed] Robotic Arm

[Rodney Radford]

Yes, the arm is $51.51 from Walmart, but then you need to buy the USB
extension kit as a separate item and it is about $33.90 (also at Walmart).

Still cheaper, but by the time you buy both the total is $85.41.



On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 4:24 PM, Pete Soper via TriEmbed <
triembed at triembed.org> wrote:

> (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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