3D-Printable Open-Source Robotic Arm with AI

In this video, I share my experience working over the past couple of weeks with the 3D-printable robotic arm SO-ARM100 from TheRobotStudio and the LeRobot library by Hugging Face, which makes controlling the arm straightforward.

🔧 What you'll see in this video:

- The process of 3D printing most of the arm’s parts at home 🖨️
- Setting up and using teleoperation mode, where the follower arm mirrors the leader arm’s movements 🕹️
- The real magic: ✨ using imitation learning to train a neural network that allows the robot to operate autonomously and complete real-world tasks!

Watch as I build the arm, train it to pick up a toy and place it in a basket, and see the robot in action after training with video feeds from two cameras. The result? A robot capable of completing the task autonomously! 💪

If you're into robotics, this project is definitely worth exploring. It’s a great AI-first, open-source robotics initiative, and I'm already planning to 3D-print another arm 🤩 for more complex experiments and integrations with my other projects.

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[carvalhoribeiro]

Great. Congratulations and thanks for sharing this

[esserk]

very cool, definitelly gonna give this a go

[SculptDshape]

yes make more videos about it and tag with ai bro for more views your project is amazing

[swannschilling]

I really want to try this one!! Please share your progress! 😊

[Sleekflight]

Exellent video, would love to see more complex tasks. Perhaps folding a t-shirt?

[NJH-ytgi]

Fantastic! Can you please tell me which realsense camera you used? I'm about to make the SO-ARM100 as well, but I didn't see any recommendations in the tutorials about buying a camera🤔

[philippschmid]

How did you train the model? Are you using openVLA? I just ordered the motors and bought an new 3D printer

[jkoubs]

Nice tutorial! Which 3D printer are you using for this? Could I get the reference? I would like to replicate this but I am new to 3D printing

[timothymusson]

This is so awesome! Is the software open source, or just the 3D models?
Do you have complete build instructions for the project? I'd love to build one!

[호준최-nz]

so interesting!!
what is the role of laptop CAM & Robot CAM ?

[casperaki]

I've got a decent amount of ai experience but no 3d printer experience. Do you have any suggestions as to which model i should order?

[timothymusson]

How much weight can the 12V motor version pick up and manipulate?

[zoeyzhang]

Are you interested in a video collab? We're open to sponsor free services such as custom PCBs and 3D printing prototype. (PCBWay)