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		moffkalast on April 2, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Low Cost Robot Arm You can use an Arduino for virtually anything though. A robot arm can only move stuff around.

JKCalhoun on April 2, 2024 [–]

Arduinos are also $20.

moffkalast on April 2, 2024 | | [–]

Arduinos are like $3 if you buy Chinese replicas with the old bootloader ;)

HeyLaughingBoy on April 2, 2024 | | [–]

$20 will get you a 32-bit processor (ESP32), with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0 built in and a 2.8" color TFT screen, programmable with the Arduino IDE.

$3 will get you a basic Arduino Nano clone.

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