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For the adapter pieces for the carbon fiber rods, we chose to go with 3D Printed Carbon fiber PLA as it helped add more strength, especially since the joints would be a critical point for the load the system would have to handle. For the joints in the arm, we chose to go with fitted bearings for the "Wrist" and spare carbon fiber rods for the base joints.
The majority of the hardware used to put the assembly together were parts on hand. A lot of the screw choices were not made because of particular reasons other than inventory and practicality purposes.
Arm Mechanism without Gripper
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