Robot arm ultimate guide: What I learned from 5 builds

#robotics #physicalAI #arduino Thank you to the sponsor of this video - Justway! For CNC and 3D printing services: https://www.justway.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:38 - The Road to Physical AI 0:56 - Getting Started: Microcontrollers & Servo Motors 1:45 - Building the Arm Body 1:59 - The 3D Printing Revolution 2:30 - Open Source Models & Resources 2:48 - Sponsor: JustWay 3D Printing 3:23 - Choosing a Robot Arm Design 3:48 - The EEZYBoy MK3: Gears & Stepper Motors 4:28 - The first failure 5:17 - Appreciating the Simple Design 5:43 - Printing My Own: Getting a 3D Printer 6:14 - Same Arm, New Stack: ESP32 & C++ 6:50 - Assembly Time with the ESP Kit 7:30 - 3D Print Quality Issues 8:01 - "Design Choices" (Definitely Not Mistakes) 8:53 - Lessons Learned & Calibration Tips 9:47 - Wiring & Pin Connections 10:07 - The Code & Abstracting Hardware 10:41 - Teaser: ROS (Robot Operating System) 10:52 - Testing on the Broken Arm 11:06 - The Working Arm Demo 11:22 - Summary: Design, Code & Hardware Choices 12:54 - What's Next: ROS & Simulations 3D models for the arms (open source) The pink & black grippy arm: https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadge... The MK3 white arm: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:283... The SO101s: https://github.com/TheRobotStudio/SO-... Materials I mentioned: Elegoo EPS32 kit: https://amzn.to/4smUyI6 Elegoo screwdriver: https://amzn.to/3ONfd9J Arduino starter kit: https://amzn.to/40GjhLD Raspberry Pico kit: https://amzn.to/4bqp3Gr SG90 servos: https://amzn.to/4l8m2Po Code examples for the robot arm I’ve built: https://github.com/iuliaferoli/robot_arm Follow iulia on: Patreon for updates, chat, extra content: patreon.com/c/BacktoEngineering Instagram for behind the scenes: instagram.com/backtoengineering GitHub for the project code: https://github.com/iuliaferoli X for yapping: x.com/iuliaferoli For business enquiries (sponsorships, collabs, etc) reach out at: [email protected] This list contains affiliate links; I may earn a commission if you make a purchase.