What is the most advanced robotic arm for Flowbotics studio?

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What is the most advanced robotic arm for Flowbotics studio?

Is there a compatible arm(s) that can handle more payload than the AL5D?

Thanks.

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Hi,

Actually, almost any R/C based robotic arm that offers details on its communication protocol could in theory be used with FlowBotics Studio and a custom made application.

Any custom robotic arm that uses the SSC-32U (SSC-32U Bluetooth kit) as its main board would be very easy to support with only a few minor modifications to the code of the FlowBotics Studio Robotic Arm App.

For a larger arm, you can check out the RB-Rbo-85. It can lift substantially more than the Lynxmotion arms, lifting around 500 g about 2 feet away from the base! This kit is a bit more complex to assemble and will require you to purchase a gripper, electronics and a power source separately. If you choose to purchase this arm, please be sure to read the full description (below the image) as it contains many details about this robotic arm’s use.

Sincerely,

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Thanks, Sebastien.

Yes, that’s a much stronger arm. Good to know it could be supported.

A related question, with Flowbotics Studio, can I pose the physical robotic arm in 2 different positions, and have the software record this data from the servos and then determine the path?

For instance, with a Dynamixel AX-12A docs say, “The AX-12A robot servo has the ability to track its speed, temperature, shaft position, voltage, and load.”
robotshop.com/en/dynamixel-a … erial.html

Are there any dynamixel AX-12A/AX18A arms that can be programmed by Flowbotics Studio?

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Hi,

If you are using servo motors that can report their position back to the controller, then that is a definite possibility. But, you will have to use a special USB-to-Dynamixel adapter to use Dynamixel servo motors.

On the FlowBotics website we offer a small example to communicate with a Dynamixel servo. You can use this example as a starting point and modify it to read the positions. You could also use the sequencer example that comes with FlowBotics Studio and modify that to add the Dynamixel support (please note, that would be far from trivial to do, though).

Sincerely,