My 'Flexi-Jaws' & other attachments for Robotic Arms

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Welcome to my videos.

The first video showcases the various attachments that I designed & 3d printed for use with my robotic arm.

The following 3 videos show how to assemble those attachments if 3d printed.

Message me if you want the 3d print .stl files for non-commercial use.

Please excuse any video or vocal mishaps, but at 71 years old, things are a tad harder to do.

Best wishes… Roy

Flexi-Jaws & other attachments for Robotic Arms

robot arm jaw attachment assembly (electro magnetic version)

Robot arm jaw attachment assembly (mechanical magnetic version)

Handheld Magnetic device for robot arm ver human game playing assembly

I will be showing another type of robotarm grabber as soon as it’s complete.

Best wishes… Roy

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Very interesting projects. The first is effectively the “raison d’etre” for the threaded inserts on either side of each finger and your design looks professionally made and well thought through with interchangeable jaws and some with flexible fingers to conform to objects (like the egg). The AL5D lacks the torque to really extend the added weight too far unfortunately.

The mechanical magnet is also well designed, and wondering if the design can be altered to ensure the magnet stays centered (making it easier to set coordinates of of object)? The electromagnet has an advantage in this regard, but the mechanical one has incredible simplicity.

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Thanks for your thoughts on my projects. I had to look up what the meaning of “raison d’etre” is (lol), but you are correct in what you say.

I think it would be a fairly easy thing for me to re-design so that the left and right sliding ‘fingers’ and the arms that hold the flexible inserts would be made as single units (without needing the threaded inserts).

I agree that the AL5D has its limitations, weight wise, but then it’s ‘horses for courses’.

The ‘mechanical magnet’ actually has internal keyways to guide the magnets and keep them central at the front.

I have nearly finished a video on assembly of each of the magnetic items and it show clearly how the components are fitted within the outer cases. I will be adding it to this topic, when it’s finished.

I also have some other projects that I will be adding to this post as soon as they are completed.

One that I particularly like is a pickup magnet for the checkers and chess pieces that I designed for lightly exercising the finger joints when using. I know that it’s not a robot, but it was designed within the context of this post.

Once again, thanks for responding to my post.

Roy

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Welcome to my videos.

The first video showcases the various attachments that I designed & 3d printed for use with my robotic arm.

The following 3 videos show how to assemble those attachments if 3d printed.

Message me if you want the 3d print stl files for non-commercial use.

Please excuse any video or vocal mishaps, but at 71 years old, things are a tad harder to do.

Best wishes… Roy

Flexi-Jaws & other attachments for Robotic Arms

robot arm jaw attachment assembly (electro magnetic version)

robot arm jaw attachment assembly (mechanical magnetic version)

Handheld Magnetic device for robot arm ver human game playing assembly

I will be showing another type of robot arm grabber as soon as it’s complete.

thanks Roy

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If you’d like we can add these videos to your first message here so they are more easily found?

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Edited the first post hopefully as you had intended :+1:

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thanks so much

roy

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Is it possible for you to remove the line below from the original post

Message me if you want the 3d print .stl files for non-commercial use. and replace with the following (for the stl files)

Here is the link to my thingiverse channel, where you can download the stl 3d print files FREE of charge.

some of the files will be upgraded/improved from those shown in previous videos.

thanks Roy

also out of curiosity, are these messages private or are they shown in the public postings

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Here is the link to my thingiverse channel, where you can download the stl 3d print files FREE of charge.

some of the files will be upgraded/improved from those shown in previous videos.

thanks Roy

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