Hello new Robotics Fam. I am extremely new to the robotics world and in search for a little assistance. I have a project that I will be starting very soon, but trying to gather information first.
Is it possible to make a robotic arm with a squeegee at the end of it? If so what type of material should I use as the arm and squeegee? I have been reading in some places that cardboard is good for beginners, would that work for this particular project?
Thank you all for any advice you can give.
Hi @TMonty welcome to the forum 
Yes! You can put a squeegee at the end of your robotic arm without a problem. Are you making a cleaning robot?
As you said cardboard is a great material for beginners because it is so easy to find and to work with (besides being cheap haha), the thing is if you want your robot arm to be able to hold things (like a squeegee) it would need to have more structural integrity, and in case you’re planning on using that arm for cleaning, cardboard wouldn’t be the greatest idea, it would be nice for sketching though.
There are many materials you could use for your project, another budget-friendly option is wood or if you want a more fancy option you could try polymorph plastic, check out this tutorial where they talk a little more about these materials https://community.robotshop.com/tutorials/show/how-to-make-a-robot-lesson-9-assembling-a-robot, you’ll find an example of a polymorph robotic arm there. And since you are new to robotics you may want to look at the whole tutorial (it is really nice).
Also, if you want to see other robotic arm projects look at the Robots section https://community.robotshop.com/robots/search?q=arm?page=1 there are a lot of cool arms there, and you could also share yours 
I hope you find that information helpful and good luck!
Hey @TMonty
Welcome to the RobotShop Community!
As Geraldine pointed out, there are a few robotic arms in the Robots section. Please keep in mind that a squeegee could create a load on the servos and you do need to calculate that into account when it is time to pick your servos.
