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We're making affordable robot butlers

Springfield, MO
Joined April 2017
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Actuator PCBs! ROS nodes embedded in each ESP32, motor temperature sensor input, torque sensor input, position encoder input, fan control, motor control, and LEDs. Plus, they’re small and adorable. instagram.com/p/CRY1BHlLR8W/…
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Publish desired end effector poses on the /tr3/arm/pose/set rostopic and watch it go! This makes positioning more intuitive in most cases. 😎 instagram.com/p/CLsIf-6n7e8/…
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✅ Torque Sensor Load Testing: 27Nm, 41Nm, and 54Nm! All passed without any issues. 3D printed gears and parts. These are insanely reliable mechanisms. instagram.com/p/CKKXYv6Ly2L/…
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Getting closer to the desired end-state of these controllers. This is more demos of the zero-torque control and positional compliance. Lots of progress. Will have a demo of the trajectory planner pretty soon as well. instagram.com/p/CHhED-wneq3/…
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More configuration of the actuator controllers. The coordination between the joints is looking excellent. A little work still to do on the deceleration as joints approach their targets. Coming along!
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Pick-N-Place app running on the robot. This makes it easy to create programs and get the robot to perform repetitive tasks. instagram.com/p/CFdfCRHjpQ1/…
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TR software in the works: Pick-n-Place. Create programs quickly and easily plan out paths for the robot arm to follow. Watch as we create an entire program in under 60 seconds! instagram.com/p/CFRArwpDAMP/…
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I’m not sure how “Carry 300 pound man” ended up in the spec sheet, but alas, here we are. instagram.com/p/CEkTXKdjGr_/…
Navigation and mapping working on the real robot! instagram.com/p/CEfSHbxDBZz/…
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Here’s a better demo of the GUI in action. Point and click navigation. Real-time mapping. It’s like playing a video game.
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SLAM implemented with working minimap navigation. Point and click where you want to go, and it maps the environment in real time. instagram.com/p/CD7UdK8D2EU/…
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