Cute. i know it’s an arduino, as some people here dislike, but anyway.
It’s the same kind of movement as the novint falcon, the difference being the novint has feedback like this but is also a controller.

Posted at 1:18 pm on Sep 7th, 2009 by gen

It needs a laser, or mirrors to reflect a laser or SOME kind of application.

What if you had three or four of them inverted?

Might make an interesting set of legs for a bot or something.

Posted at 1:23 pm on Sep 7th, 2009 by strider_mt2k

I mean the project application.

I’m aware of how and why these were initially developed and applied, thanks.

Posted at 1:24 pm on Sep 7th, 2009 by strider_mt2k

Yeah very nice indeed. However this one needs improvement because the movement speed seems very slow.

AFAIK, this kind of robotic arms is used where speed and precision are critical factors.

Hack-a-day: Hurray for CAPS, keep up the good work.

Posted at 1:48 pm on Sep 7th, 2009 by MrX

@strider_mt2k
I’m building a biped Mecha cha cha

Check the URL for a peek…

Posted at 5:28 pm on Sep 7th, 2009 by Mecha cha cha

Cant wait to see what he uses this on.

I dont think everyone hates arduinos, rather they are one of the most common hack articles anymore so they are the easiest thing to pick on.

Posted at 6:24 pm on Sep 7th, 2009 by EvilNCarnate

Oooh. Cool! Does it really need an application? Does it really need to be high performance? Maybe they have plans for it, but just making one of these things is enough of a hack for me!

On the other hand, I’ve never hacked up electromechanical stuff, so I’m easily pleased. ;)

Posted at 12:37 pm on Sep 8th, 2009 by sgf