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Title: Science Fair HELP!
Post by: dorthyc20 on January 01, 2009, 12:51:27 PM: 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!!
Title: Re: Science Fair HELP!
Post by: gizzerd91 on January 01, 2009, 12:56:52 PM: 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!
Title: Re: Science Fair HELP!
Post by: dorthyc20 on January 01, 2009, 01:09:40 PM: 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 =/
Title: Re: Science Fair HELP!
Post by: cooldog on January 01, 2009, 01:14:43 PM: this might help with the caculations

http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_arm_calculator.shtml
Title: Re: Science Fair HELP!
Post by: dorthyc20 on January 01, 2009, 01:24:39 PM: Thank you!
Now.. Where would I buy the appropriate materials?
Title: Re: Science Fair HELP!
Post by: cooldog on January 01, 2009, 01:51:56 PM: ALWAYS check the main site

http://www.societyofrobots.com/

for materials

http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_parts_list.shtml
Title: Re: Science Fair HELP!
Post by: dorthyc20 on January 01, 2009, 03:58:04 PM: THANK YOU! ;D
Title: Re: Science Fair HELP!
Post by: Admin on January 09, 2009, 09:37:48 PM: http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_faq.shtml#robot_arm