Robotic Hand using python

Hi all,

I am new to electronics and mechanics like really new so excuse my question if it makes no sense. I am pretty good with software development though.

I want to build a 3d printed robotic hand that i can control but an Arduino using python.

All i want is a good tutorial, books, videos or any material that will put me in the right direction.

Thanks

Hello @k1m0 and welcome to the RobotShop community,

That sounds like a fun project! And fortunately, it’s a topic that many people have researched so you will be able to find many tutorials online, here are some:




Some community members have also done similar projects, and you can find them here

Also, since you mentioned you are a beginner I would suggest checking out the following links:



How to Make a Robot tutorial series

And in case you want to simply get a robotic hand and not having to build one, you can find some options here, like this one that can be controlled by an Arduino

However, I should mention that you can’t run Python scripts on an Arduino because it’s an interpreted language. So in case you can’t or don’t want to program in C/C++ I would recommend you not to use an Arduino. If you want to program in Python a good option would be a Raspberry Pi.

I hope this information can help you!

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Thanks @geraldinebc15 it sure is helpful, !

The last link there of not running python on Arduino sure saved me a lot of time, as i was able to connect the Arduino board to my computer and using pyFirmata play with some sensors but ofcourse it won’t work as i can’t install it on the board
Will look into micropython or just develop using C/C++

Cheers,

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