Science Fair HELP!

[dorthyc20]

Good afternoon!
I am looking for help or any ideas on a way to start building a robotic or mechanical arm..
I am VERY inexperianced and have NO clue where to start.
This arm (if possible) does not have to be "big". What I am trying to do is make an arm that could shoot a basketball....I will make a smaller version hoop and ball....

Any on PLEASE HELP!!

[gizzerd91]

I'm no robot genius either, but if you have no experience you're biting of way more than you can chew. Robotic arms are some of the hardest things to make, and that's just for picking things up and stuff like that. To actually accurately throw something would take a whole bunch of math, and all sorts of programming. If you're really a beginner, go do the $50 robot tutorial, and then change your idea for the science fair. Good luck!

[dorthyc20]

wow...
I was looking in to LEGO's; is there any thing that might be smiple? It is too late to rethink a whole new project =/

[cooldog]

this might help with the caculations

http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_arm_calculator.shtml

[dorthyc20]

Thank you!
 Now.. Where would I buy the appropriate materials?

[cooldog]

ALWAYS check the main site

http://www.societyofrobots.com/

for materials

http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_parts_list.shtml

[dorthyc20]

THANK YOU!

[Admin]

http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_faq.shtml#robot_arm