Elephant Robotics mechArm Pi - Compact 6-axis robotic arm is a robot specifically designed for innovation among makers, STEM education, and industrial-university research.

Featuring a dead weight of just 1 kg (960 g net) and an effective working radius of 270 mm, this model stands out for its portability and unique industrial design, based on an imitation industrial structure.

Integrating a 1.5 GHz quad-core Raspberry Pi 4B microprocessor and running on the Debian/Ubuntu platform (with full support for the manufacturer's software ecosystem via myStudio, as well as advanced environments like ROS1, ROS2, Python, and myBlockly), the mechArm Pi 6-axis offers unlimited development, maintenance, and calibration possibilities.

The arm is equipped with 6 high-precision magnetic encoder motors, ensuring smooth movements, low inertia, and a fast response time.

Additionally, the base and the end of the arm feature LEGO-compatible interfaces, allowing easy integration with miniature embedded devices.

Key advantages and technical performance

Included Raspberry Pi Ecosystem: Runs on a Raspberry Pi 4B microprocessor (1.5 GHz quad-core), providing an independent development platform without the mandatory need to connect to an external PC.

Simplified management via myStudio: Ensures quick access to firmware updates, zero-position calibration of the 6 axes, joint testing, and dedicated technical documentation.

Flexible control and visual programming: Supports drag-and-drop graphical programming via myBlockly, as well as advanced control through Python and simulations in ROS / MoveIt environments.

Extremely compact and modular design: The integrated structure with a reduced weight (960 g) facilitates transport and maintenance, lowering operational costs.

Standardized and LEGO interfaces: Offers multiple connections (USB, HDMI, GPIO pins) and flanges compatible with LEGO components for rapid prototyping.

Application fields and usage scenarios

Education and Research: Perfect for universities, research institutes, and robotics laboratories for teaching forward and inverse kinematics, as well as control algorithms.

Innovation for Makers: Widely used in home automation projects, rapid prototyping, and machine learning experiments.

Computer Vision and AI: Supports color, shape, and object recognition algorithms by attaching an optional camera, enabling "See and Grab" scenarios.

Production Line Simulation (Industry 4.0): Ideal for simulating sorting, palletizing, and object manipulation operations in smart mini-warehouses.

Technical specifications

Degrees of Freedom (DOF): 6 axes

Load: 250 g

Dead weight: 1 kg (960 g net)

Effective working radius: 270 mm

Repeated Positioning Accuracy: plus/minus 0.5 mm

Maximum Movement Speed: 120 degrees/s

Main Controller: Raspberry Pi 4B

Power Input: 8-12V, 5A (DC plug 5.5 mm x 2.5 mm)

Motor Type: High-precision magnetic encoder motors (6 pieces)

Software Environment and Management: Ubuntu (18.04 / 20.04), Python, ROS1/ROS2, myBlockly, myStudio (for firmware updates, image flashing, and zero calibration)

Package contents and accessories

mechArm 270-Pi robotic arm

Product catalog

Dedicated power adapter

USB Type-C cable

Jumper wire set

Stainless steel screws (M4*35, with cylindrical head and internal hexagon, fully threaded)

Allen wrench

Compatible accessories

End-effectors: Adaptive gripper, parallel gripper, flexible gripper, vacuum pump / suction pump

Flanges and Supports: Camera flange, mounting brackets, G-clamp bases or flat bases

Others: Additional control devices and components for expanding Industry 4.0 applications