Daedalus

6-DOF Stepper-Driven 3D Printed Robotic Arm
Project Overview
Spurring from the spontaneous and somewhat impulsive idea to build a robotic arm with my incredible software/computer engineer and dear friend, Sean Ray, Daedalus began as simply, "how much could we accomplish with a month left of summer and few resources?"

It was our last summer before college and having spent the first half of summer playing video games and doing practically nothing, Sean and I were itchy to get back into the flow of creating a new project -- and with the typical college roots of returning to Waffle House every couple of days (and sleeping on the couch in between), we planned the different degrees-of-freedom and mechanical operation(s) of the various axes on the arm.

Taking inspiration from Greek mythology, we lovingly named the arm, "Daedalus", meant to signify a sense of precision and accuracy, delicate craftmanship and scrappiness you might associate with such a craftsman of his day. Also, we planned on building a second robotic arm, with a sprightlier and spirited actuation in mind like a young "Icarus", built for speeds/accelerations and backdriveability.
My Contributions
▹ Conceptualized and digitally developed mechanical operation(s) of each axis on Daedalus
▹ Drafted several full-scale renditions of Daedalus
▹ Designed mechanical prototype entirely in Fusion360 CAD software, built mechanically operational analog
▹ Conducted material and CoM analysis on various joints/assemblies to determine max weight capacity/accelerations
▹ Specified parts to work entirely with available on-hand stepper motors, 3D printed parts, and hardware available thru retailers
▹ Prepared mechanical analog for capstan drive actuation with adequate cord and (temporary) 3D printed belts for prototyping
▹ Assembled full arm and prepared wiring for connection to control board/microcontroller
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth.

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth.

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean.
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