The company Source Robotics has published Parol6, a robotic arm for education and small automation tasks, as an open source project. The STL files for 3D printing and instructions for replication are freely available.
According to Source Robotics, the robot is suitable for various tasks such as placement, gluing or component assembly. Integrated scripting allows users to create their own programs. A simulation enables testing without a physical robot.
According to the developers, all electronic components are housed in the robot base and external controllers are not required. Even beginners should be able to build the robot with the help of illustrated step-by-step instructions.
Source Robotics’ aim is to make robots affordable for education and research and promote their widespread use in a similar way to 3D printers. Interested parties can download the STL files and building instructions free of charge from GitHub. Source Robotics presents how Parol6 works in a video.
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