In this video, I show you how to assemble and calibrate the SO-100 leader arm. The SO-100ARM is a fully open-source robotic arm project launched by TheRobotStudio, with accessible parts. It's a very popular arm in the AI robotics community, with lots of datasets and a big community.
0:00 intro
0:39 inventory
2:24 configuring motors
6:14 assembly base
10:25 assembly base rotation
16:21 assembly sleeve
18:41 assembly arm 1
25:32 assembly arm 2
31:16 assembly gripper rotation
37:10 assembly neck
43:10 assembly gripper
45:10 PCB bus and cosmetic notch
49:20 adding screws
53:04 calibration
56:42 keyboard control
Special thanks to Etienne for showing me how to build this!
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Part list: https://github.com/TheRobotStudio/SO-ARM100
Configure the motors: https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/examples/10_use_so100.md#c-configure-the-motors
Mount to help your insert sleeves: https://github.com/TheRobotStudio/SO-ARM100/tree/main/Optional/Mount_Helper
Calibration and keyboard control : https://docs.phospho.ai/quickstart
My phosphobot shop: https://robots.phospho.ai
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