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Dexter: the robotic arm to end scarcity

• pavel_lishin 9y ago
  > to end scarcity huh?
• grizzles 9y ago
  1kg Payload is just a little too low for me. The robot Alphabet's Meka Robotics made to sell but didn't sell (damn them) could lift a 5kg payload. For my interest as a hobbyist roboticist, 5kg is kind of the tipping point where you can automate some truly interesting things.
  • Someone 9y ago
    Both the software (https://github.com/kgallspark/Dexter; https://github.com/kgallspark/Dexter; GPL3) and the hardware (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2108244 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2108244, https://cad.onshape.com/documents/2af8ed0e61a34ebf69284c68/w/72caf65e51bde98e456925d2/e/6843c182cbf9181dbb307455 https://cad.onshape.com/documents/2af8ed0e61a34ebf69284c68/w...) are open, so maybe somebody will design a stronger version.
  • geezerjay 9y ago
    > For my interest as a hobbyist roboticist, 5kg is kind of the tipping point where you can automate some truly interesting things. Could you provide some examples of payloads that are over 5kg?
    • grizzles 9y ago
      Anything construction related. Personally I'd love to take on the challenge of building a stonemason bot.