Blog — Robot Arm CNC Tool Changer
Arm Joint

Progress has been going extremely well, way above my expectations! I have found a worm drive gearbox (MotoVario NMRV30) which is a perfect fit for this application. It not only provides gear reduction but it is also robust enough to take the full load on the joints. This means that I only need to make two parts to have a fully functional joint. The first part is a drive link that couples the drive shaft to a standard 30x60 t-slot arm. The second is a simple plate with 8 holes which adapts the gearbox to another 30x60 t-slot. Then it is just...
Robot Arm CNC Tool Changer.
