Flatpack: step 4 of 30

Choose and prototype the arm

Compare discrete joints with a bending backbone. Choose how forces reach the moving parts, mock up the outer shell, and test a restrained joint before assembling a complete powered arm. Follow the arm-prototyping branch for sizing and bring-up; keep people outside the test envelope.

Brings together

• Arm architecture
• Tendon drive
• Arm shell
• Arm prototyping

Makes

Robot arm (manipulator)

‹ Step 3: Size and test one arm joint · Step 5: Lay out the body ›

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