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  The final result

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  Building the arm

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  Testing the arm

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  Planning the application

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  Our workstation

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  Our workstation

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  Our workstation

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  Preparing the hardware

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  Preparing the hardware

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  Preparing the hardware

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  Preparing the hardware

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  Preparing the hardware

Rocket.Build Hackathon - Robot Arm Project

For this Hackathon we created an IoT robotic arm that can be controlled wirelessly or via USB. The are can be controlled to move and lift objects. I built the arm using a kit and added functionality using a Particle IoT development board.

Team Members

Nathan Robinson - Assembled the hardware, developed the software for the robot arm controller, and created an API to allow the arm to be controlled wirelessly.

J Tarness - Developed a frontend application to wirelessly communicate with the robot arm. Designed and pitched the project presentation.

Applications

• Hardware (arm with Particle board attached)
• Scripting Application (Using Bash scripts to relay list of instructions)
• JavaFx Application (Using Logitech Controller or Keyboard)
• Web Application (Using HTML buttons)

Hardware Used

• Robot Arm Kit

• Adafruit Motor Shield

• Sparkfun Photon RedBoard

• Logitech Dual Action Controller

Technologies Used

• Particle

• Java / JavaFx

• JavaScript / HTML / CSS

Libraries Used

Particle C++

• Adafruit_MotorShield

Java

• Jamepad

Trello Board (Task Management)

https://trello.com/b/WkxwAjBQ/robot-arm-project

Travis CI (Continuous Integration Testing)

https://travis-ci.org/nrobinson2000/robot-arm

License

Copyright (c) Nathan Robinson. All rights reserved.

Licensed under the MIT License.

Built With

• arduino
• c++
• java
• motors
• particle
• robot