NeuroArm Manipulator System
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Introducing the new NeuroArm Manipulator System - available with a rich set of options enabling the roboticist to configure their own robot to suit their needs.These options can be integrated into the build of your robot, or purchased at a later date as an add on kit
Academic discounted Kit Price: £4,905
All prices exclude VAT tax & delivery
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Mechanics
7 DOF Revolute form Robotic Arm including Gripper, wrist Roll, Pitch & optional Yaw drives.
Anodised Chrome finished & injection moulded plastic outer robot body structure + synthetic cushioned wrist outer skin.
Parallel Motion Gripper Mechanism with position & speed control.
3 sets of gripper attachments – wide, standard & tweezer.
Optional Microprocessor controllable retractable Palm Mechanism that also increases payload to 2kg.
Payload
Up to 2 kg
Controls
Atmel® Atmega 128 Robot joint co-processor handling all low level control parameters, sensor monitoring, robot health monitoring, robot safety, NeuroBackdrive™ & NeuroArm™ Protocol
Highly configurable advanced PID controllers, high torque 3 Amp DC gearbox motors & high resolution quadrature encoders on each robot joint. Enables fine/smooth closed control of position, speed, acceleration profiles & torque control + full motor & controller diagnostics. Controllable via high speed I2C or SPI bus to Atmega 128 robot co-proceessor or Host (eg: Intel® XScale 400 MHz Pxa255 Embedded 32-bit host controller on the LX model and above)
Powerful High level Robot Host for handling real time sophisticated inverse kinematics, dynamics, trajectory, force control, adaptive control, Artificial Intelligence etc – based around the ARM based Intel® XScale 400 MHz
Pxa255 Embedded 32-bit RISC processor + 64 MB SDRAM, 32MB StrataFlash, 2 CompactFlash card slots for Wifi, Bluetooth & Mass Storage
Internet ready with web server & browser
Embedded USB 2.0 host controller
Software
Windows based software toolkit for configuration, calibration, joint level control, teach & playback of moves, firmware upgrade +PC RS232 serial lead
Linux ready – full Linux support & GNU development tools
Optional Webots 5.0 Simulation package
Optional URBI Engine
Communications Protocol
Advanced NeuroArm™ Protocol for interfacing to a wide range of hosts via RS232 & I2C - with over 300 user accessible parameters - to handle motor controls & sensors. Optimised specifically for the Intel® XScale 400 MHz Pxa255 Embedded 32-bit host controller.
Optional External User Interfaces
Teach pendant & Diagnostic unit with NeuroArm™ protocol analyser
7 DOF spring balanced Haptic
based joystick - enabling kinemtically mapped natural control of manipulator for telerobotics applications, versatile teach modes, combination of rate and position control for accuracy + 6 axis force reflection, so user can ´feel´ what manipulator feels
Safety & Human-Robot interaction Mechanisms
NeuroBackdrive™ System
Manually adjustable compliance for Waist & Shoulder
Optional Microprocessor controlled Active waist & shoulder compliance drive mechanism, and integrated obstacle avoidance sensor system
Sensors
Joint position sensors
Joint speed sensors
Joint torque sensors
Joint deflection sensors
Integrated I2C peripheral sensor & IO integrated bus system througout Arm core
Optional Finger Sensor Array
Optional End effector inertial sensors
Miscellaneous
Integrated Power Supply for 220/110 v AC operation
Customised NeuroArm™ foam lined flight case + castors – for easy & robust transportation