Robot Arm Tutorial

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This tutorial provides background information on robotic arm technology and practical instructions for building your own. The author includes free-body diagrams, schematic drawings, help with performing force calculations in the joints, directions for setting torque parameters, and detailed explanations of each component in the system. For learners with little background in physics or engineering, the Robot Arm Calculator Tool determines the lifting capability of the robot arm.

This resource is appropriate for courses in introductory physics or applied physics.

Please note that this resource requires Flash.

Editor's Note: See Related Materials to quickly build a multimedia module for high school on the physics of a robot arm.

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Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Applications of Newton's Laws = Dynamic Torque - Statics of Rigid Bodies = Stresses - Work and Energy Education Practices - Active Learning Other Sciences - Engineering	- High School - Lower Undergraduate - Informal Education	- Instructional Material = Project = Student Guide - Audio/Visual = Movie/Animation

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Intended Users:: Educator
Learner
Formats:: text/html
application/flash
Access Rights:: Free access; Forum is available only to registered users; tutorial is open source.
Restriction:: © 2007 Society of Robots
Keywords:: applied physics, bionic arm, engineering physics, force interaction, mechanical engineering, robot arm, robotics, torque
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created March 15, 2012 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: March 19, 2012 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 28, 2012

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