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Second Evil Minion

A project log for 5+ Axis Robot Arm

Building an open source robot arm for makers and small businesses

dan-royerDan Royer 11/16/2015 at 15:090 Comments

Going from zero to one of something is challenging.

Going from 1 to 2 is still challenging, even if you're planning ahead for it. The bill of materials was wrong, the assembly instructions weren't written down, and there were design choices that didn't matter for "just getting it done" that made doing it again a pain in the ass. Already I'm thinking "all this here, this over here, and those bits should be changed for easier manufacturing".

I've ordered enough parts for five machines, and I've begun assembling them. The documentation will be smoothed out by then.

Because of the high difficulty assembling the machine I'm only offering to ship fully assembled arms: http://www.marginallyclever.com/product/evil-minion-5-axis-arm/

I've only had one robot go to >1000 units. I look forward to having an arm do the same.

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