dARM - 6 DOF robot arm

dARM (dynamic Arm for Robotic Mischief)

dARM is a 3d printed 6 DOF robotic arm. Initially, I wanted to build a 3d printed arm as a test of my new Bambu X1C. I found most existing projects used stepper motors. I wanted a better power density.

So the dARM journey began. The goal was to design a cheap, powerful, robust, modular, and easily maintained arm from scratch using ODrive S1 BLDC controllers. It stands .975 meters tall and can easily hold 5 lbs in the horizontal position.

After iterating through various designs, modularity and maintenance became top priorities. If any individual component fails, its modular section can be removed from the larger arm for easy replacement.

Full instructions can be found at the git here: https://github.com/JesseDarr/dARM

Design by JesseDarr on MakerWorld (license: BY).