Collection of Robotic Arms and related resources
Contrary to a "awesome" list, this document does not intend to "curate" the listed items.
You can also view the data in table form!
Table of Contents
Resources
- robotarm.org - Open Source robotic arm news
- How many axes does my robot need?
- The Difference between Cartesian, Six-Axis, and SCARA Robots
- List of arms supported by ROS (Robot Operating System)
Youtube channels and playlists
Robotic Arms
DOBOT M1
Funded via Kickstarter. No way to purchase (other DOBOT arms, such as the Magician, are available for purchase)
Open Hardware files available: No
Open Hardware source available: No
DOF: 4
Links:
Available for purchase: No
Updated: 2018-04-12
DOBOT Magician
DOBOT Magician is a multifunctional desktop robotic arm for practical training education.
Open Hardware files available: No
Open Hardware source available: No
DOF: 4
Links:
Available for purchase: Yes Cost: 1500
Updated: 2018-04-17
7Bot
A low cost Robotic Arm that can See, Think and Learn!
Funded via Kickstarter.
http://www.7bot.cc/ website dead; no way to purchase
Open Hardware files available: Unknown
Open Hardware source available: Unknown
DOF: 6
Links:
Available for purchase: No
Updated: 2018-04-12
uArm Swift
uArm: Put a Miniature Industrial Robot Arm on Your Desk
uArm is an Arduino-powered desktop 4-axis parallel-mechanism robot arm, modeled after the ABB industrial PalletPack robot.
Funded via Kickstarter.
The Kickstarter 'uArm' arm is not available anymore, and has been superceded by the 'uArm Swift' and 'uArm Swift Pro'.
Open Hardware files available: Unknown
Open Hardware source available: Unknown
DOF: 4
Links:
Available for purchase: Yes Cost: 500
Updated: 2018-04-12
uArm Swift Pro
Also see other arm listed here, the uArm Swift.
Open Hardware files available: Unknown
Open Hardware source available: Unknown
DOF: 4
Links:
Available for purchase: Yes Cost: 840
Updated: 2018-04-12
Niryo One
Niryo One, an open source 6 axis robotic arm, just for you
Niryo One is an accessible connected 6 axis robotic arm, powered by Arduino, Raspberry Pi and ROS. Use it at home, at work, at school!
Funded via Kickstarter. Can be 'pre-ordered' from online store, but store also indicates that 'Niryo One will be officially released soon' -- marking this as not purchasable for now.
Open Hardware files available: Unknown
Open Hardware source available: Unknown
DOF: 6
Links:
Available for purchase: No
Updated: 2018-04-12
Thor
Thor is an Open Source and printable robotic arm with six degrees of freedom, designed using FreeCAD.
6-axis arm with low build cost (~350€)
Started out as a university project. Very well documented.
Open Hardware files available: Yes
Open Hardware files formats: STEP,STL
Open Hardware source available: Yes
Open Hardware source formats: FreeCAD
DOF: 6
Links:
Available for purchase: No
Updated: 2018-04-12
BetaBots-Robot-Arm-Project
My printable robot arm is inspired by the well known industry robots, but printable. The goal is to develop a open source robot arm to use in private or small businesses and make robot development available for every one. The arm should lift about 2 kg enough to perform every day tasks. Currently robot arms are expensive or small and weak, or clumpy.
Last update on GitHub in 2016.
Open Hardware files available: Yes
Open Hardware files formats: STEP,STL
Open Hardware source available: Yes
Open Hardware source formats: Inventor
DOF: 6?
Links:
Available for purchase: No
Updated: 2018-04-12
BCN3D Moveo
Open Source 3D Printed Robotic Arm for educational purposes
Originally based on the BetaBots-Robot-Arm-Project
Last update on GitHub in 2016.
Open Hardware files available: Yes
Open Hardware files formats: STL
Open Hardware source available: Yes
Open Hardware source formats: Solidworks
DOF: 6
Links:
Available for purchase: No
Updated: 2018-04-12
Lite Arm i2
Open Source Robotic Arm
Last update on Thingiverse in 2015.
Open Hardware files available: Yes
Open Hardware files formats: STL
Open Hardware source available: Unknown
DOF: 3?
Links:
Available for purchase: No
Updated: 2018-04-12
Robotic arm with 6 DOF by ancastrog
This is the low-cost prototype of a robotic arm with 6 DOF, 3D printers manufactured and designed using free software (OpenScad, Inksape..).
Open Hardware files available: Yes
Open Hardware files formats: STL
Open Hardware source available: Yes
Open Hardware source formats: OpenSCAD,FreeCAD (mounted arm)
DOF: 6
Links:
Available for purchase: No
Updated: 2018-04-12
Robotic arm with 7 servos by jjshortcut
Robotic arm made of 4mm hardboard with a 3-axis cnc, it is also printable.
Open Hardware files available: Yes
Open Hardware files formats: STL
Open Hardware source available: Yes
Open Hardware source formats: Solidworks
DOF: 4?
Links:
Available for purchase: No
Updated: 2018-04-12
Scara robotic arm by Idegraaf
Scara robotic arm for educational purposes. Not tested yet.
Open Hardware files available: Yes
Open Hardware files formats: STL
Open Hardware source available: Yes
Open Hardware source formats: SketchUp
DOF: 3?
Links:
Available for purchase: No
Updated: 2018-04-12
AR2 by Chris-Annin
6-axis stepper motor robot. All parts are designed to be 3d printable or widely available.
Documentation includes an assembly guide.
Uses an Arduino as a stepper driver and includes a custom Python program and Windows GUI to control it.
Kickstarter project (launched in March 2018) was cancelled in April 2018.
Open Hardware files available: Yes
Open Hardware files formats: STL
Open Hardware source available: No
DOF: 6
Links:
Available for purchase: No
Updated: 2018-04-12
Bender
A robot arm with an Open Source framework to develop useful applications
Last update on GitHub in 2015.
Open Hardware files available: Unknown
Open Hardware source available: Unknown
DOF: 6?
Links:
Available for purchase: No
Updated: 2018-04-12
License
The code is licensed under either of
- Apache License, Version 2.0, (LICENSE-APACHE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
- MIT license (LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
The data collected in this repository is released as CC0-1.0 (LICENSE-CC0 or https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
Contributing
Contributions are highly welcome!
Important: Make sure to edit the files under src and run src/build.sh before commiting,
since the README is generated from that.
If you think you have some information that is missing here, feel free to open a pull request or an issue.