Exclusive to Maplin Electronics!
Construct a working robotic arm and control it from your PC via USB!
Includes software for controlling the arm supplied on CD-Rom
Use your keyboard and mouse to have real time control over the robot
Programming option to save or load pre-programmed user files for a series of movements
Maximum lift 100g
A fun and exciting way to explore robotics via a PC
Requires 4 x D size batteries
Top comments
bbandit2
7 Jul 1310#20
screamingninja
7 Jul 133#5
If I can find a lawnmower, vacuum cleaner, kettle and saucepan each under 100g I'll buy one :stuck_out_tongue:
All comments (35)
screamingninja
7 Jul 13#1
I like this. Lots of potential. Anyone built one?
RTi
7 Jul 13#2
I'm contemplating about getting it.. I have an Arduino and Raspberry Pi.. i'm sure theres plenty of potential with it..
screamingninja
7 Jul 13#3
Pity the maximum lift is only 100g. I really like the idea of programming macros for something like this but would want something a little heftier.
Even though it can only lift upto 100g, it would make a good starter unit to learn the basics. The more advanced units are £200+
screamingninja
7 Jul 133#5
If I can find a lawnmower, vacuum cleaner, kettle and saucepan each under 100g I'll buy one :stuck_out_tongue:
peeej1978 to screamingninja
7 Jul 132#9
+1. Without wheels, how's this gonna walk my dog?! Plus I weight more than a 100g, how's it gonna lift my lazy ass outta bed each day? Maybe I could buy 1000 of them to distribute the weight?
reckoning
7 Jul 13#6
love this but why go to the effort of making it USB and not powering through that..
screamingninja to reckoning
7 Jul 13#8
USB probably won't supply enough power for it to work, hence the four D batteries.
cb-uk
7 Jul 13#7
I'm sure that some of the Wayne Kerrs on HUKD will find a use for this :wink:
DreamEater to cb-uk
7 Jul 13#10
You sound just like Howard from TBBT...
powerbrick
7 Jul 131#11
i want one,but no idea why :smiley:
Talis to powerbrick
7 Jul 131#12
I don't know why you want one either ...
wide
7 Jul 13#13
Wayne!
GiggleStool
7 Jul 131#14
Reminds me of The Big Bang Theory
sohail94
7 Jul 13#15
feeling like Tony Stark :P
dmaster2000
7 Jul 13#16
can i build iron man with this
kate78
7 Jul 13#17
These are always 30 quid on EBay
oneman to kate78
8 Jul 13#25
Not for the USB version, the cheapest I could find aside from the maplin one was £33 + £5 delivery.
bojangles
7 Jul 13#18
its an upgrade from being in the dead hand gang
spn221
7 Jul 13#19
cold
has been the same price for 3 years on amazon.
but a good toy though!!
RTi to spn221
7 Jul 13#21
The ones on Amazon aren't USB
bbandit2
7 Jul 1310#20
DirectDeal
7 Jul 13#22
Nice
Maevoric
7 Jul 131#23
Hmm wonder if I could install this at work and operate it remotely?
paperdragon
8 Jul 13#24
Me thinks...Hot.. kuz its not been on hukd before... but cold kuz I cant see any reason for this in my life. Also not exactly a steel at this price. ...
89quidyoucantgowrong
8 Jul 13#26
I bought one of these for my son a couple of years ago - they were £30 then too.
They're okay as a toy, but the mobility of the arm is limited because the 'wrist' has no rotational motion. The arm can reach forwards and backwards, lift up and down. The base can swing the arm around from side to side (not full 360 degrees).
It would only run on XP or older when we used it. I guess there must be Win7/8 software by now.
rendeverance
8 Jul 13#27
Yeah I can confirm with a bit of effort (running under compatibility mode) it works under win 7 and 8. Got one of these as a present at Christmas last year. Not bad but as said not wrist rotation. Was a a fun hour and a half to build while watching TV.
To now make use of it, I have intended to use it for repetitive dip-coating of substrates in the lab but have not had chance to test - a little skeptical at this point as to the repeatability of the positioning. Anyone tried repetitive operations with it?
Cypermethrin
8 Jul 131#28
beware that you will not be able to run this on 64 bit windows 7 or 8 - drivers are NOT supported
ewwaxo
8 Jul 13#29
not exactly .
is it.
Maevoric to ewwaxo
8 Jul 13#31
What about this:
mikerr
8 Jul 13#30
When this dips below £29 it will be hot, but not before then, its always this price.
laurentmahe
10 Jul 13#32
So you only weight 10kg?
screamingninja
10 Jul 13#33
Severe mathematical failure.
jamesgreeley
10 Jul 13#34
Showing as 44.99 for me.
peeej1978
29 Nov 16#35
your maths is off dude. 100g x 10 is a kg. x 100 would be 10kg. x 1000 would be 100kg... Thatnks for you input though LoL.
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Construct a working robotic arm and control it from your PC via USB!
Includes software for controlling the arm supplied on CD-Rom
Use your keyboard and mouse to have real time control over the robot
Programming option to save or load pre-programmed user files for a series of movements
Maximum lift 100g
A fun and exciting way to explore robotics via a PC
Requires 4 x D size batteries
Top comments
All comments (35)
Even though it can only lift upto 100g, it would make a good starter unit to learn the basics. The more advanced units are £200+
has been the same price for 3 years on amazon.
but a good toy though!!
They're okay as a toy, but the mobility of the arm is limited because the 'wrist' has no rotational motion. The arm can reach forwards and backwards, lift up and down. The base can swing the arm around from side to side (not full 360 degrees).
It would only run on XP or older when we used it. I guess there must be Win7/8 software by now.
To now make use of it, I have intended to use it for repetitive dip-coating of substrates in the lab but have not had chance to test - a little skeptical at this point as to the repeatability of the positioning. Anyone tried repetitive operations with it?
is it.