Man's got some mad skills!!!! Love how graceful it looks in the demo. I'm used to working around the big production robots and I can tell when someone who loves their job programs the pathways for em. They look graceful just like that.
Good God! The amount of work you must have put into the development of the robot arm and the the software and into writing the manual must be insane! The manual is fantastic - so detailed and so well illustrated! I have never seen such a well documented and clean robotics project on the web until now. And then you even make it all open source! Very, very impressed - outstanding job! Thank you for your effort! Just one question that I could not find the answer to: Are the aluminum and hardware kits available in Europe as well or only in the US?
Hello, thank you for the complements , its been a fun project for me and Ive had a ton of fun developing it. Its definetely a pet peeve of mine when people dont make good manuals or explain things from the beginning so I really tried to make it complete. Yes no problem shipping to Europe, I use USPS priority through Paypal and its typically around $70 shipping. thank you.
Yes he did it. Outstanding work instruction he created. I started building mine today :) (AL version) instagram.com/p/CEVgg8ypxIo/?igshid=1m9tgurdohe6g
I've said it once you open sourced your AR2 robot with complete documentation and self coded software, but its worth repeating, your'e an amazing engineer with so many talents. Love you're inspiration to open source your designs and to document so much detail for the public. You help so many people with your projects and I personally find you to be a hero to the robotics community. thanks man
As a fellow industrial automation and robotics engineer, I have to say, that is very impressive for a home made robot! Amazing job. I've been thinking about doing my own robot as well, thank you for the inspiration. I'm thinking of a much smaller one, though. I'm aiming for about 500 grams payload. My goal is to minimize the footprint and make use of it in day to day operations as an assistant. Let's say, giving you the headphones when you are at the PC, or the phone, when it rings, etc.
Wow Chris good to See Your work again.Do follow Chris worked many years with Chris and Truly knows what he is Doing. Implemented many Designs and programs we used in production Our previous Employer.
As someone who has the AR2 parts sitting on their bench, thank you for sticking with the same machined parts :) I saw the post on the forum on the AR2 -> AR3 upgrade, and seems like one just follows the AR3 instructions, ignore the encoders, and disable that bit in the software. I'll look for the motor upgrade kit, but probably will stick with what I have. Looking forward to seeing what you do next! Have a great weekend!
@@anninrobotics I picked up all the AR2->AR3 parts (I think), except the motors (which are not available from StepperOnline by themselves yet) and the encoders (which add to the BOM a good deal.) Maybe absolute magnetic encoders in the future? The new manual is a very nice improvement! Though please remove those out-of-place horizontal dashed lines :) Putting an Amazon shop would up would save each builder a lot of time. Assuming Amazon does not charge for one, would be a great time to create one before there are new AR3s built. I'll repeat what many are saying below: I can't imagine all the work you have put into this. Amazing!
@@kentvandervelden Thank you, I got rid of the lines, didnt realize that copied to the pdf from the slide master. took a while but I figured out how to delete it.
Chris I discovered the AR3 via stepperonline when searching for motors for something much smaller and far less featured. This is stunningly impressive, I am truly inspired to finish my much simpler project.
Chris well done I love it. I came across your AR2 video over a year ago and loved what I saw my mind started thinking of all the possibility’s. I done a quick google search and realised that all the electronics and components will be to expensive for me to make my own AR2. I then decided I can start small and build something basic with servo motors.i ended up buying 2 cheap servo motors and then realised that I don’t know enough about robotics. So I've been doing allot of research on inverse kinematics and going back to basics with my arduino. I’ve spent a few hours a week when I get a chance to plan my robot and improve my coding skills I’ve learned allot but I’m still nowhere near having a basic robot. Now I see your AR3 and get so exited I just want one. I got to give you a compliment for all the knowledge and time that has gone into your project. I hope to one day have the money and time to build your AR3.
hey Chris, you might not see it but you're changing lives right now. WIth all that free information and the time that you put in... I've built a small scale organic biodigestor not too long ago with a team and had to come up with an operation manual and all that as well... it's amazing how you're making all of it open source. You've definitely altered a few individual's timelines!!
Incredible work, Chris, and incredible results! Not just the robot arms but the willingness to share and the level of your documentation. Each effort I give you 100% so this is a 200% effort project. Thank you for sharing your time and talents with the world. --Instantly subscribed and clicked the bell
Great timing. I just started printing off the parts but haven't purchased any of the electronics yet. Thanks for all of the hard work you've put into this. I plan to video the build and end use. I'll post it on my channel.
Hey Chris, I just stumbled across your project and have just downloaded your manual. This is a really amazing project and will help people who want to really get into robotics. Your manual is great btw. Reminds me of Haynes auto manuals
Gracias por hacer de este vídeo un gran inicio de aprendisaje a lo que es el cnc en varios ejes, fines ya sean para uso personal, pero, gracias por hacer de esta introducción a hacerlo nosotros mismos y a querer aprender esta valiosa información y mundo de maquinas en cnc, en donde en paises tercermunditas agradecemos enormemente, gracias. Saludos desde Colombia.
Sin duda eres un crack, ahora con lazo cerrado, si que mola , lo próximo a velocidad mas alta, me ayudara bastante ver el algoritmo del motor pap en lazo cerrado
Your job is simply amazing, Chris. I love your older versions of robotic arms but this one is a Piece of Art in Tech for me. Thank you a lot for this amazing works and for sharing with literally all the World. You´re great, man!!!
AR4 should incorporate sensorless technology , I'm talking about trinamic drivers tmc 5160 and tmc 2209 combo. Sensorless homing would definitely reduce harness stiffness or interference. Advanced features of trinamic drivers can help recover lost steps, keep motors running cool, detect stall and many more.
Nice!! I wish I had your mad skills. Although 2000+ is not affordable.... affordable to the viewers that would be interested in this would be under $1000. 2000+ is the same price of all the other ones in this class that are considered unaffordable, and those ones come already assembled.
Thank you so much. So exciting. I'm planning to build it next year. Good to see you on GitHub. The plan is to try to use it as ATC replacement for the CNC mill
cncua that s my plan too :) I m gonna integrate into my tormach as part changer plus tool changer. I m super excited too. Started building AL version today instagram.com/p/CEVgg8ypxIo/?igshid=1m9tgurdohe6g
This is freaking awesome... Just started my 3D printing/engineering hobby... I'll be ordering some time after conquering much much more basic stuff but wanted to say thanks in advance for such a cool project that inspires me.
@@anninrobotics Is it true that there are restrictions on commercial use of parts produced with the robot? If so, it is not open source, it just happens to have source available. There is an Open Source Hardware definition that defines the use of the term "open source." If, in fact, I heard wrong, please set the record straight on Hackaday.
@@BryceSchroeder I didn't put this project out there for profiteering, if it's really that important to you that you can resell my project then find another robot project to sell. If you're just trying to start a debate over the symantics of you're definition of open source software then feel free to refer to my project as "the robot that's free for everyone except the person that wants to make copies of it just to make money". I'm sorry I used the words "open source" if it really bothers you that much.
@@anninrobotics It's laudable to make your designs available, but you shouldn't call it "open source" if it isn't. The words have a specific meaning, and if others can't make commercial use of it (while crediting your original work and possibly being required to also make their own modifications open source - see "copyleft") the project is not "open source." It's just as misleading as, for example, saying this is a "delta robot." It's not open source any more than it's a delta robot. That's fine, and it's your right to license it how you wish, but appropriating the term "open source" is confusing.
Awesome to see what you made! Respect!!! Maybe one question. Why do you use a Teensy instead of an ESP32 for the robotarm? Thanks in advance and again for to share it with us!!!
Hello, Im not familiar with the ESP32 but I chose the teensy 3.5 for a few reasons, speed @ 120mhz, all pins are 5v tolerant for using the lower cost 5v encoders, all pins have interrupt capability for encoder use and the teensy has a nice encoder library. thank you.
i have used a welding robot a little, you can adjust the power and wire feed rate, hmmm, on something simple i guess i wouldn't need to, just set up the welder and go.
Have you thought of mounting the AR3 on a pair of overhead gantries and adding 2 more axis’ instead of using a travel track? I was thinking of that when I saw someone using these style robots for sculpting with routers.
Hello Chris, unbelievable, thanks for that content, the videos are very good, amazing work!!! I need help with the code to configure the limit switches, so that it goes home at the time of starting. Thanks.
