Dobot MG400 Robotic Arm: my first impressions, demos and hardware overview.

This is a quick overview of the Dobot MG400 desktop robot arm. Timestamps to the different video sections listed below!

The robot was made available for testing by Dobot.nu
https://www.dobot.nu/product/dobot-mg400/

The written article for this video, including Blockly examples can be found on my website at: https://uptimefab.com/2022/02/07/dobot-mg400/

Video on the Vision System: https://youtu.be/uuFyWKGycnU

0:00 Intro
0:40 Hardware overview
04:34 Setting up the Robot for use
06:40 Electromagnetic gripper
08:22 Pick and place demos with gripper
10:20 Vacuum Cup demo
11:21 Off center end effector calibration
12:12 4th axis experiments
13:47 Push button demo
14:43 Safety levels
15:20 Repeatability testing
16:01 DobotStudio2020 Software overview
19:17 Wrap up - Pros and Cons

Enjoy the video!

Robin