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TryEngineering: Build Your Own Robot Arm is supplemented by Dean Kamen's Artificial Arm
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This 6-minute video chronicles the efforts of inventor/physicist Dean Kamen to develop a robotic arm with the functionality and dexterity of its human countepart.


TryEngineering: Build Your Own Robot Arm covers the same topic (different course level) as Robot Arm Tutorial
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A learner's guide for constructing a more advanced robot arm, appropriate for high school physics courses. Includes schematic drawings, explanations of force calculations, and detailed blueprints for each component of the system.


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TryEngineering: Build Your Own Robot Arm accompanies TryEngineering: Bionic Arm Design Challenge
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An interactive simulation that allows learners to virtually design and test a bionic arm. They must meet certain criteria, including budget constraints.



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