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Been testing this MyCobot robot arm. It has 6 degrees of freedom(!), a Python API, and runs on two ESP32s, so plenty of interfacing options.

But the calibration software doesn’t work (Mac issue?), and the docs are a mess.

Most importantly, it’s highly suicidal. It doesn't come with anything to secure it, so it just flings itself around. For now, I’m holding it down.

Next step: Design and 3D print a way to secure this thing before it takes me out.

When you run ‘Hello World’ 

But your robot arm decides it’s ‘Goodbye World’ instead

Researcher at MIT Media Lab | Creating futures | https://cyrus.website/info

The last move, when it is on the table is like the robot is suffering from pain.