Robotic Arm Kit - Gadgets Review Geek

This video I've got myself a Build Your Own Mechanical Robot Arm kit! Great fun!

My name is Andy Elliott and I love to play with gadgets! On this channel I'll be reviewing and testing out gadgets, toys and cool quirky stuff! Don't forget to subscribe to keep up to date with my latest videos!

[Criterion]

We did have these in the '90s, and '80s. Called the Armatron. Wasn't build it yourself, but it was great fun! Now you've got me wondering where I stashed mine at. Man I loved that thing.

[KinWong]

Nice to see you having such an easy time putting this together I did it for work and it took me about two shifts. Almost all the screws have to be self tapped and putting the nut in the slot in the beginning was horrible as it doesn't fit properly.

[nonofyb]

2:09
Andy: the wires are color coded and relate to the instructions
instructions: *are in black and white* ...

[dimitristripakis]

I just finished building it but don't have any D batteries either ha ha. So I see it workgin here for the first time. It looks satisfying and pretty accurate indeed, thanks for the video.

[jaynelson]

OMG I had this exact thing as a kid... the nostalgia is to much man.

[leninade]

Ive got one myself, you think its mechanics are  complicated but when you build it you learn how simple it really is

[flyboyguru]

It took me a few hours to put it together.. I then disassembled it and put it back together a few weeks later. I'll probably do it a third time a month from now. I guess building something cool is also part of the fun.. :).

[TheGameFinder-fzmd]

Im gonna get this for my birthday, thank you for showing it to me.

[Nybravest]

I haven't "even" looked at the whole video and already I'm wishing that the parts were transparent. Seeing the gears moving would've been epic

[dalanpeng]

Pretty good.It light weight, easy to take, the installation process is not complicated, it is suitable for children and DIY lover  to play.

[benballard]

I got the USB version ages ago from maplin and the arm takes ages to make. Great fun when finished though.

[DargoDog]

Cool review!!! Seems like it should be easy to convert this to RC using an eight-channel stick radio and a few small motor controllers. Thanks for sharing!!!

[thatcrazyrose]

I’m having lots of trouble building mine. It’s very hard to distinguish any of the screws and I’ve got to a point where the plastics don’t meet each other. There to far apart as none of the screws fit so there are lots of gaps. I’m stuck. Anyone know how to fix?

[aidanallen]

When you're playing Factorio and your electricity fails so the inserters move super slow.

[jayamd]

dont do what howard did in the big bang

[spoods]

hey andy why dont you ever do a load test to see how much weight it can handle same with the helicopter

[meebmeeb]

The batteries are old because the kit is old as well: I have it and mine must be at least 6 or 7 years old. Love the review! Keep up the good work!

[iandouglas]

Hello Andy, does the arm have position sensors such that the USB version can be commanded via a PC to position itself to a certain more or less exact position? If you get the USB version then is it really just like a joystick on your PC or can you write programs to make the arm move to certain positions in sequence? If the arm does have position sensors then does the joystick box show what position(s) of the arm and hand is/are in effect? Cheers, Ian D.

[ronniepaulinc]

you can buy lithium batteries that slide into a housing that simulates a dcell battery.

[bonnieaprillollipoptrigger]

You know ur video is so populaar!
It's showed in Schools!😊💕