3D Printed Robot Arm

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Part 2 of the video now available at • 3D Printed Robot Arm -...
This is a 3D printed robot arm. Credit to the design goes to Jeff Kerr, who goes by LoboCNC on Thingiverse. I show how to assemble the actuators since they are the most detailed part of the build. I will be running ESP32's in each joint so I can control each joint via Bluetooth/Wifi so I only need to run 2 wires to each joint for power. ChiliPeppr and Serial Port JSON Server will be used to control the arm once all the code is written.
Jeff Kerr's Robot Arm. Printables: www.printables.com/model/1322... Thingiverse: www.thingiverse.com/thing:332...
Jeff Kerr's Actuators. Printables: www.printables.com/model/1322... Thingiverse: www.thingiverse.com/thing:329...
Jeff Kerr's UKposts Video of his final assembled robot: • WE-R2.4 Robot Arm Init...
My Thingiverse Make: www.thingiverse.com/make:596644
Chilipeppr ESP32 for Lua Workspace where I'm writing the code for the ESP32's in each robot joint:
chilipeppr.com/esp32
3 steppers for small actuators:
www.moonsindustries.com/p/35m...
1 stepper for large base actuator:
www.omc-stepperonline.com/nem...
1 stepper for large shoulder actuator:
www.omc-stepperonline.com/nem...
1 stepper for medium elbow actuator:
www.omc-stepperonline.com/nem...

КОМЕНТАРІ: 417

@douglasthomson2986 5 років тому

Very nice work. Looking forward to seeing how it works out. Super tricky project, so well done for tackling it.

@eclsnowman 5 років тому

Fun project. Excited to see it running.

@GearDownForWhat 5 років тому

Great work, can't wait to see it move!

@monostar9429 4 роки тому

Your audio quality is fantastic, it feels like you're talking to me in person with headphones on!

@realgalactic Рік тому

You realise I got a better mic for £30?

@ErikOrjehag 5 років тому

Cool project, looking forward to next video!

@MarinusMakesStuff 5 років тому

Beautiful, I'm quite curious about the next video where you hook up the bluetooth and use it!! Great design, nice to also see the small fans inside the housing. Nice details of your work.

@jenshenriksandell1178 5 років тому

Nice idea with the “mismatched” planetary gears. Now, you could add a potentiometer to register the absolute angle. 👍👍👍

@tropcm 5 років тому

Perfect! I realy appreciate your work. Keep uploading!

@matthyslaubscher8151 5 років тому

Nicely done, keeping an eye on this one

@Bakamoichigei 5 років тому

Absolutely awesome, can't wait to see more! (Especially the control interface!)

@zayanh2823 4 роки тому

You should do a final episode! It could help with maybe students who want to do robotics in the future (like me). Videos like that with the simplified robot would be much appreciated by not only me but a lot of people. Nonetheless, we thank you for keeping us updated and helping us with all the videos. Keep up the good work!

@JohnLauerGplus 4 роки тому

Yeah, but a final video on this would take it to like Part 30. So this will take years.

@jaredgray7872 5 років тому

Nice work John! I've been working on a multi-axis arm with planetary gears also and since I have no idea how these joints are supposed to be designed I've gone through a lot of trial and error. Taking a look at your design is really helping me improve my design (or pretty much copy yours) so thank you for sharing this

@jaredgray7872 5 років тому

Guess credit for the design is Jeff, but your contribution helps immensely. Thanks again!

@JohnLauerGplus 4 роки тому

@@jaredgray7872 Check out the latest flex spline design of the actuator I'm now using. It's even better. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/bJ9kmG2WjpCQpYU.html

5 років тому

*eyes glued to the screen!* I love technical builds like this :D

@JohnLauerGplus 4 роки тому

You should check out latest part of the build ukposts.info/have/v-deo/bJ9kmG2WjpCQpYU.html

@haxxx0rz 5 років тому

I'm glad I've found your channel!

@guatagel2454 5 років тому

Nice prints. Thank you!

@ToddLarsen 5 років тому

This is so bad ass! Great job with the build, looks really neat. Thanks for sharing and as always Keep Building👍

@tomatterfrommind9373 2 роки тому

So impressive. Thanks for sharing!

@juliermearaujo 5 років тому

Beautiful Project. Congratulations.

@LordDecapo 5 років тому

Nicely done!

@aphex4000 5 років тому

Wow, beautifully engineered. Great design and walk though as well. 👍

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

Thanks!

@yeahmarn9369 5 років тому

That's a lot of work........Good job 👍

@RyuuzakiJulio 4 роки тому

Thats passion, really inspiring.

@samykamkar 5 років тому

Awesome!

@davideflorriani 5 років тому

AMAZING JOB! Wow

@PyjamasBeforeChrist 5 років тому

Nice one. Had that exact gearing idea in my head a few years ago for a 'planned' robot idea that I never found time for. Nice to see it's out in the wild via the makerspace hive mind. Hoping to share another gearing design soon that will be better still for robotics (true zero backlash, high reduction, and very high load capabilities)

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

Ooh. Tell me more. It would be nice to have an even stronger gear reduction box. This one is decent, but the robot arm could be much stronger. Do you have any links to any designs? Or videos you've done? Or concepts?

@PyjamasBeforeChrist 5 років тому

@@JohnLauerGplus not yet but hopefully will have something to share in a few months or so. I'll shoot you a link once I'm ready to share it with the world :) probably via a Kickstarter if prototyping goes as planned.

@PyjamasBeforeChrist 5 років тому

@@JohnLauerGplus in the meantime check out Jeff's new design ukposts.info/have/v-deo/q5SDe6iLf6dlyXU.html

@EngineeringNS 5 років тому

This is actually genius! And controlling it via BT makes it modular too!

@carbonarne675 3 роки тому

Awsome voiceover

@emilcladoveanu1875 3 роки тому

Verry good design of bearings

@TaylorAlexander 5 років тому

Hey thanks for the great video! Subscribed. :)

@wissamtedros1339 5 років тому

This is awesome! Nice work👍

@XWANMAGA 5 років тому

Great video for me. I'm working on a robotics project for precision agriculture and received pretty good ideas. Thank you.

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

Cool, what's your agriculture robotics project? I'd love to see more of an open source community sprout (pun intended) around this design so we all benefit.

@XWANMAGA 5 років тому

@@JohnLauerGplus I'm looking at a "something" to select and pick up fruits. Initially.

@XWANMAGA 5 років тому

If possible, I would like to share in private. May be through Linkedin. Thank you.

@Karma8Kami 3 роки тому

This is amazingly inventive in the use of materials when considering the potential accuracy of the end product, have you tried making a new arm with the arm, that'd make for a good investment.

@1N2345 5 років тому

That is SO COOL! I want to do something like this!!!

@w159 5 років тому

That makes more sense. I've always had really good luck Amazon filament. For me, around 200 maybe 210 if it's been out, it goes down nice. Have you ran a PID tune?

@makeradd3494 5 років тому

Thanks for doing this. I am printing an actuator as we speak.

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

Check out the new anti-backlash 50% better torque small stepper motor actuator at www.thingiverse.com/thing:3566678

@deano4906 5 років тому

Thanks for sharing!

@ZTNET 5 років тому

Oh damn, I wish I have some free time to try to make your arm, nice job.

@MaximumBan 5 років тому

Cant wait for the next video! GJ!!!!

@JohnLauerGplus 4 роки тому

And, part 3 is now posted ukposts.info/have/v-deo/bJ9kmG2WjpCQpYU.html

@Amritium 4 роки тому

Nice one mate

@dragmeundermusic 5 років тому

So sick!

@xnadave 2 роки тому

Very cool. For the bbs, (or however it's spelled), I wonder if printing a separate assembly - like a self-contained thrust bearing - might solve the problem.

@the_golden_ingot 5 років тому

She Looks Nice!

@carbonarne675 3 роки тому

Subed for Shure! Awsome sound and text!

@phantom3474 5 років тому

good job , it's awesome

@jarlove 5 років тому

Super nice!

@harrisiqbal957 4 роки тому

Excellent video. Which 3D did you use and/or recommend?

@jawshanrabbany6054 5 років тому

Très jolie canalisation d' évier.

@chiragtibrewal27 5 років тому

Great work ... 😍😍

@DaedalusProps 5 років тому

In my experience, Zyltech's PLA is amazing. even Uncle Jessy suggests it.

@09591000 4 роки тому

Спасибо! Золотые руки.

@TechnicalNikunjThakar 5 років тому

Nice bro...

@6ixss 4 роки тому

It begins!!

@ryanmason4473 5 років тому

Thats really sweet

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

Thanks!

@mrcactus_jones Рік тому

This is awsome

@timvanrosse398 5 років тому

3:21 Nice

@unofficial_mix 4 роки тому

🤣 i thought the same and ... 3:33

@howarddibble3857 5 років тому

Wonder if you can make same with one stepper and air pushing from set stepper to get same movement less power parts?

@ameliaa120 4 роки тому

hi there! Love the video! Keep up the great work!!!!! :)

@TonyRios 5 років тому

Very nice project! Have you tried any other lubricants? I like white lithium grease since it's not absorbed by the plastic.

@JohnLauerGplus 4 роки тому

I took your suggestion and got the white lithium grease. I'm using that now instead of vaseline. Thanks for the idea!

@PabloOlivare 5 років тому

Great job!! Has you finish it?

@WilmerBlanco 5 років тому

amazing work, you should print a tripode for your camera ahaha.

@sharath_naik 5 років тому

This is amazing!!. So clean and robust. What is the load it can carry? Any tests carried on that?

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

It can carry 1 pound.

@sharath_naik 5 років тому

@@JohnLauerGplus what would be the possible changes for 4 pound payload.? Motors and higher reduction ratios I guess?

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

@@sharath_naik yes, I think that would be the trick but you may have to move to metal to do that.

@PhG1961 5 років тому

Awesome !!

@watsonskim7593 3 роки тому

it's so awesome ~!

@vishwanthbhandaru5255 2 роки тому

Wow, this video is very informative and challenging as well. Bro ,can you please tell me what is the size of BB ? Whether is it 2 or 5mm?

@Makcem 5 років тому

Now all we gotta do is get a ROS package going for this!

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

Totally agree

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

Totally agree

@ivorypei3649 4 роки тому

You should do an ASMR 3D printing! Voice is very soothing. All love from Pakistan!!! 😃

@compubyte2010 2 роки тому

GREAT Stuff !.. and a lot of great info on building it. However, I noticed you didn't put ( or at least I didn't see?) you put vaseline around the airsoft BB's?? Also.. I built one a few years ago, similar to this. but I have never seen anyone use vaseline? I'm curious how long it last? as I used a tube of Lithium White grease that works really really slick and well.. still lasts after a few years!! But cost a lot more than a jar of vaseline . LOL.. so if it works as good. .I'll try vaseline next time !!

@TyronneManners 5 років тому

Would you be able to modify the design to use inserts instead of the M3 nuts? I find they work a lot better if you can heat the plastic and insert them instead of using nuts in a hex pocket.

@dasa1a2b3c 5 років тому

Absolutely awesome work, what abouth backlash? Thanks for sharing

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

Backlash is minimal given how tight these gears are fitted. Those airsoft BB bearings don't move laterally at all, so they're pretty decent. You'd be surprised how little backlash.

@JohnLauerGplus 4 роки тому

And now the latest design has an anti-backlash flex spline in the actuator to help solve backlash. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/bJ9kmG2WjpCQpYU.html

@orakulmisha 5 років тому

Wow. that's cool

@3dprintwiz378 5 років тому

Vey nicely built. What kind of load capacity do u expectt on this?

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

1lb maybe. Maybe 0.5lbs.

@TheDiylog 5 років тому

It's a really cool project, but the shaky camera drives me crazy!!

@sato4kaiba 5 років тому

@03:35 You can simply create a press fit cover for the inside which will in turn hold all the nuts in place. Falling nuts into a PG system is no fun and will not be an issue if the cover is placed.

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

Good idea. It would add some height to the system, but probably could make the cover be 0.6mm height, so wouldn't add much. Those planetary gears do rub along the top where those nuts are. The top sun gear does push itself up towards the roof of the gearbox. So do the planetary gears, so the smoother the roof, the better. A cover could help that be even smoother than having those nuts exposed. As I've seen the grease squeezes up into the nut holes over time. Although, I do think it makes sense to have some gunk repositories where over time the shreds of plastic can bunch up and get pushed into depressed areas to help give longevity.

@musaxofficial363 9 місяців тому

Sir this is the very nice project and I want to implement it too but I'm unable to find the STL of all actuators ... Could you please help me please 🥺

@Dudriiik 5 років тому

its look amazing ... nice work ... you have public models ?

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

They're in the description.

@simonrussell4986 5 років тому

Very impressive, and looking forward to your updates. Probably me being an idiot, but how is power/signal fed through each joint?

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

There will be 2 power wires going to each joint. They're not wired up yet. I may end up with a sync signal wire as well unless I'm happy with the Bluetooth or WiFi command sending being close enough on timing.

@JohnLauerGplus 4 роки тому

BTW, check out my new approach of doing a slip ring in the actuator for the 20v power so this turns out to be a zero wire robot. I'm not perfectly happy with it yet because I get some blips on the power, but it may pan out if I can get the design tweaked. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/bJ9kmG2WjpCQpYU.html

@4.0.4 5 років тому

Wonder if this would have good precision. Making it hold a pen and somehow follow a 2D path on a plane taken from an svg would be fun as a demo. Will you eventually control it via something like G-code?

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

Yeah, it's going to get controlled by chilipeppr.com from Gcode. However, since this is a six axis plus gripper design, you'll have to train it by moving it into a position, snapshot that position to create a line of Gcode, and then play it back. That will be done from ChiliPeppr.

@juancarlos-bq6ew 5 років тому

Master ✌️

@SuperRustamm 4 роки тому

Hi there! You cannot imagine how this kind of things makes me happy. Keep going that way! I just bought 3d printer and started with Drone( arduino) I would like see more of this project. I would like know which CPU you are using and how you program it. Best regards!

@JohnLauerGplus 4 роки тому

Then you should watch part 2 and part 3!

@SuperRustamm 4 роки тому

John Lauer thanks John! Subscribed!

@niclasjohansen4985 5 років тому

can you maybe link all the electronics here i relly wanna print that robot arm. relly nice projekt thats insane

@Kael87full 5 років тому

Please show how it works, it would be nice.

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

Working on it +Mikael! The next step now that the actuators are assembled is to get the electronics going. Using ESP32's in each joint to generate stepper pulses and then will use ChiliPeppr's Cayenn protocol to upload all Gcode moves to each joint. Stay tuned.

@Kael87full 5 років тому

@@JohnLauerGplus thanks for the answers keep up the good work. Very interesting content. 👍

@mohdyuzairin8719 5 років тому

Wow..... this is really good job. I hope your effort easier access to robot technology for anyone around the globe. #globalpride

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

@@mohdyuzairin8719 Thank you.

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

@@JamecBond not if you want a touch sensor in each actuator for record and playback. Also, they are $3 each. That's so cheap you can sprinkle them everywhere. Also, running wires is a serious problem and this avoids that.

@ankur261995 5 років тому

hello, It's an impressive design. can you also do a video on inverse kinematics...

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

That's going to take a while to get all of that going. You will be able to send Gcode to the robot arm from ChiliPeppr from a new workspace, so you'll be able to visually see the robot arm move in the 3D viewer. A typical Gcode command would look like "G1 F200 X2000 Y3000 Z500 A234 B111 C222 D300" where G1 is a move that supports feeedrate which is the F value. XYZ are the base, shoulder, and elbow so going from bottom of robot up. ABC are the 3 wrists from base towards gripper. D is the gripper.

@user-humanity2 5 років тому

Nice work! I'm just wanna know how did you wire the motors? There are planetary gears and no space for wires. And There is no wire outside at your final shot. How did you wire??

@JohnLauerGplus 4 роки тому

Well, in Part 3 I show you creating a slip ring on each actuator so there are no wires. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/bJ9kmG2WjpCQpYU.html

@catalinleustean1071 4 роки тому

What is the cost for this arm until this moment? Do you have in plan to do a “metal” version?

@JohnLauerGplus 4 роки тому

So far the arm is like $95. No, doing this in metal would be very hard given the intricate details. Maybe 3D metal printing could work, but the weakest point isn't the plastic, rather it's the stepper motors. So the material doesn't matter as much as you think. Going stronger would require more gear ratios. Harmonic drive would be amazing if we could all figure out how to print a harmonic drive.

@lukecunningham8793 5 років тому

ive heard some bad things about mixed vaseline and plastics, it supposedly breaks the plastic down. I personally use white lithium grease. not sure if its true, but better safe than sorry. great video btw

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

I was worried about that. I searched online and couldn't find much data on the correct lubricant. If vaseline breaks down the plastic, then indeed something else should get used. I'll try the white lithium grease like you suggest.

@Bakamoichigei 5 років тому

@@JohnLauerGplus I definitely second the suggestion of white lithium grease. You'll commonly find it used in joysticks and things because it's plastic-safe. 👍

@expression3639 5 років тому

I thought the same.

@prokiller351 5 років тому

I believe it depends on the type of plastic, some plastics react to it and some don't. Would depend on what type of filament he used for the print.

@thatoneguy-rp7dh 5 років тому

Can't go wrong with silicone grease. Used in distillation lab equipment because of how little it reacts with other chemicals.

@Maria-zm8wu 3 роки тому

What is the output torque with the planetary gearbox included?

@sato4kaiba 5 років тому

@0212 Nice job but why don't you adjust the 3D model to create a counter-sink for the screws. I don't see an issue here since these were printed in-house.

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

Yes, I agree. That base should be raised by about 0.5mm or even 1mm to sink the M3 screws further. The downside is the sun gear height is exactly the shaft gear height to get full contact, so you'd end up with the sun gear 0.5 or 1mm higher, but that probably is an ok tradeoff.

@sato4kaiba 5 років тому

@@JohnLauerGplus Nope, no trade off at all. shit the base of the PG system by making it a little thicker to compensate for the inner nut cover. that way everything inside stays the same length.

@antonwinter630 5 років тому

nice design. what sort of weight do you think it will handle? .

@JohnLauerGplus 5 років тому

I think it'll do 1lb.

@alexdorand 3 місяці тому

Amazing videos 🎉 are you using PLA?

@JohnLauerGplus 3 місяці тому

Yes, that was all PLA because I only had an Ender 3 at the time so that was my goto.

@lite_go_9565 5 років тому

Wow, great

@CharlieHamilton 4 роки тому

That wooden table is so nice

@JohnLauerGplus 4 роки тому

That's so funny. Although the video is all about the robot arm, I do think the table behind it helps glorify the whole thing.

@ezramantini8078 3 роки тому

How much was your 3D printer? And would you advise buying a 2nd hand ?

@i-make-robots 5 років тому

Very nice! Encoders? Limit switches? Payload max? Movement speed?

@JohnLauerGplus 4 роки тому

Latest design now has a hall effect endstop. I'm getting about 500 Hz PWM signal to stepper driver before these 35mm steppers freak out. It's looking like 1lb could be achieved, but I'll be doing a payload measurement in Part 4 video in the future. Here's Part 3 now. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/bJ9kmG2WjpCQpYU.html

@tuliopireso 4 роки тому

lol...pretty nice! How did you design the gears? Any specific software, or just pure drawing?

@JohnLauerGplus 4 роки тому

Jeff Kerr, LoboCNC on Thingiverse, designed the gears.

@ricardomolina8773 5 років тому

I have nema 34 You did a very good job Can you do a larger model I would like to buy its longest get hold of Milling I am trying to build a milling machine with an actuator arm

@dmitrykolokoltsev2756 4 роки тому

Nice job. What printer did you use? I am thinking about buying one

@JohnLauerGplus 4 роки тому

Ender 3

@davidhiguera3390 4 роки тому

Increíble!!! 😁🤩

@inanagr7871 5 років тому

Awesome thanks

@tuaninh8222 2 роки тому

hi, can you show me the algorithm flowchart? I follow your project slow enough but I still cant understand the whole process of the robot and how the robot works?