Six-axis manipulation robot based on Raspberry Pi 4B sells for $699
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Elephant Robotics’ $699, 850-gram “MyCobot Pi” is a six-axis manipulation bot that runs Debian and ROS on a RPi 4B. The bot has a 250 g payload, 280mm range, and a LEGO connector for attachments including a suction pump and gripper. Elephant Robotics, which found success with its Arduino-on-ESP32 based, six-axis MyCobot M5 robot, has now released a model that runs Debian and Robot Operating System (ROS) on the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. The MyCobot Pi is on sale for $699, providing a manipulation arm with 6x servos to enable 6 Degrees-of-Freedom (DoF) with a 280mm range. The bot offers fast “response, small inertia, and smooth rotation,” and can carry payloads of up to 250 g, says the Shenzhen, China based company. MyCobot Pi (click images to enlarge) Like the MyCobot M5, the $599 MyCobot Pi is billed as the world’s smallest and lightest collaborative robotic arm. It weighs only 850 grams for easy portability.
Like the similarly designed M5, the Pi model is intended for robotics and artificial intelligence research and education, as well as smart home and light industry and commercial robotics applications. As can be seen in the video farther below, you could also entertain you guests by programming the bot to do a mesmerizing dance of the six servos, as if your PVC plumbing pipes had sprung to life.
