U.S. Company Launches New High-Capacity Robotic Arm

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CoroWare Technologies has announced availability for the CoroBot RA-144 robotic arm, a powerful robot arm that complements their CoroBot smart unmanned ground vehicle (Smart UGV) and robotics development platform for researchers and educators.

According to Unmanned Systems the CoroBot RA-144 has a load capacity of 1.7 pounds (0.77 kilograms), provides an extended reach of 44 inches (1.18 meters), supports up to five degrees of freedom (including end effector), and weighs only 8 pounds (3.6 kilograms). CoroBot RA-144 contains two elbow joints which allow different configurations to lift different weights. The arm can bend one or both elbows, or move the shoulder to adjust its reach configurations.

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“Robotics researchers and educators are looking for affordable robotic arms with a good reach and a payload to complete their projects within today’s budgetary constraints,” said Rayomand Vatcha, principal roboticist at CoroWare Technologies. “The CoroBot RA-144 was designed to be a versatile solution for both indoor and outdoor working environments.”

Different kinds of sensors can be mounted at the end effector for studying the objects in environment, or a gripper can be added to manipulate objects. The gripper design can be customized as required.