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Hi, welcome to an overview of the Dobot MG400 desktop robot arm. A local supplier, Dobot.nu was kind enough to send me a unit to play around with. What I would like to do in this article is give my first impressions of the Robot from the perspective of a new user. I will have a quick look at the hardware, end effectors and the supplied software for programming.
Continue reading “Dobot MG400”This is a brief introduction for the Dobot conveyor belt. This equipment is meant primarily for use in education and will typically be part of an automated system in combination with one or more robot arms. I received this unit for review from Dobot.nu. In the video below I will have a look at the included hardware, programming and will run a simple program to demonstrate how you could use the system.
Parts guide 3D model download (STL/F3D/STEP): https://grabcad.com/library/dobot-conveyor-belt-parts-guide-1
A vision system is an indispensable tool for most automated production processes. Dobot offers a Vision System for educational use, which can be used in conjunction with the Magician or M1 robot arms. The star of the show is the software included the package. The Vision Studio software has advanced image recognition features and a clean, easy to use visual programming interface based on flows.
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The AI Starter is a Robotic Car based on the well established Arduino architecture. It is primarily intended to be used in education for programming, automation and robotics.
After posting a couple of videos on the Dobot Magician Robot I was contacted by a local Dobot supplier Dobot.nu. They asked me if I would like to have a look at some of the other products Dobot has on offer.
In this article I will have a look at the AI starter kit they sent over for review. I will cover the assembly of the kit, programming and a mini project with a tipping bucket I designed, to demonstrate the expandability of the platform.
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