All my problems where INSTANTLY solved by using an Arduino Mega, connecting the BT Module directly to a hardware serial port (Serial3 in my case) and not using SoftSerial at all. As we know that there are 4 stepper motors.
How To Make A DIY Arduino and Bluetooth Controlled Robotic Arm?
Then on the left side we have an image of the robot arm, and on the right side we have the six slider for controlling the servos and one slider for the speed control.
Yeah, its true, 2.5A for a jump wire is too much. It can be configured as either master or slave, whereas another module HC-06 can work only in slave mode.
The horns that came with the servos you linked do not fit the robot. Arduino Nano is a microcontroller board that carries out various operations in different circuits. I already said I will upgrade this article with the new updated version, but I still havent done that. forgotten to say, i could not buy the HC 05, instead I buyed the JDY-31-spp (should be compatible?
moreover the number of characters sent by application and received by arduino differs for each position once the slider moves full, like below from 5 chars to 2, Speed=163
Hey, Im not quite sure about that.
So for a range of 0-100 for the slider, we can have 50 different categories which can be mapped to the servo output. They are called.
Youll need to use thicker cables.
a solution for the old app, is just to renew it with the Mit software (load and save..), Hello there, The only thing I change is the Bluetooth default speed from 38400 to 9600, however, the Arm is not responsive to these commands.
The round function sends only a whole number and eliminates a ton of communication between the BT module and Arduino. Hi there.
Example: Congratulations.
I have build your awesome robot project, and thanks for sharing
We do that using the write() function which simply moves the servo to any position from 0 to 180 degrees. I can connect to the HC-05 with the app but it does nothing. Thanks!
Hello good day, my name is George and I am preparing the STL files on my 3D printer and I have problems with the Arm 02 v3 file since it does not print correctly.
Also of the commands coming from the Bluetooth might be unstable. Also try to use the Serial Monitor to see if your are getting proper values from the Bluetooth module, just the Serial.println function and print the values on the Serial Monitor.
Sir, I did not use any resistors for voltage dividing and still can get the correct command when I check through the Arduino serial monitor. I am connecting all the wires and wanted to know if you can provide a breadboard view diagram?
Keep the good work up , Well Im getting an error .
Lets take a look at the Android app now and see what kind of data it is actually sending to the Arduino.
For me It was / is a VERY GOOD project, a lot of things are becoming more clear, have also some new programming experience.
There is a problem. Thank you Dejan!
At the top we have two buttons for connecting the smartphone to the HC-05 Bluetooth module.
They either all moved, stuttered or not moved at all.
Hi, thanks for the project! Hey, you problem is that the Bluetooth communication for sure. Change baud rate to 9600. These robotic arms are used to carry out various operations. I am trying to calculate the cost of printing this at my school.
Added Serial.print (dataIn); to watch the data.
Hello,
You can connect up to 12 servo to Arduino Uno. You can plug-in the servo cables to those pin headers.
So for that should I use different servo motors? And on top of it I placed the upper part and secured it using two screws. //look for the decimal
But I can not understand only one why if the correct Assembly of electrical diagrams and download the code the servos twitch a little and if the motion of one servo the rest twitch also ?
Also using the Save button we can record each position or step and then the robot arm can automatically run and repeat these steps.
I am trying to make this project but I think I have a problem with my MG996R motors because the one that I bought are continuous motors.
Place the Bluetooth module on the breadboard too.
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Very nice project and everything works correctly. Hello Dominik.
Hey, thanks and have fun building one!
So if we change the position of the slider, using the Bluetooth function .SendText, we send a text to the Arduino. Thanks! My laptop is just a normal Macbook air and since I dont have much space on my laptop, I dont have many apps downloaded and I cant seem to open the
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For the sensor(PWM) cables I soldered a direct line from the far left header pin directly to some blue wires.
In order to complete the assembly we just have to connect the upper and lower parts frames using some bolts and brackets, and then connect the electronic components with the control box using the provided cables.
Instead we need to control the speed of the servos so I used some FOR loops in order to gradually move the servo from the previous to the current position by implementing a delay time between each iteration.
After this, some variables are initialized to store the desired grip, delay, and position of the servo motor.
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Any idea what the issue could be?
What an excellent project, working on it together with my son. If true, using the readString() function we read the data as string an store it into the dataIn variable.
The 3D parts are very well designed.
Try not to slider the sliders but to click them to the desired value, so that the servo get only one new value and moves until it reach it. Hey, the problem is in the program or the communication between the Android app and the Arduino. Fun design and also a great learning experience!
1- the app form ardroid, gives the warning to old maby not compatible
This data can be the RUN/PAUSE button, which pauses the robot, and if clicked again continues with the automatic movements.
you have.
), Thanks for your reaction!, I already im a lot further, most improvement was to use a level shifter instead the resistors, furthermore change speed to 9600, Now it is working with tipping the sliders, by slidingeverything becomes unstable, I also think the (very) cheap servos are not helping, changed one of the most unstable servos was also helping. What kind of screws did you use?
Then we need to define the six servos, the HC-05 Bluetooth module and some variables for storing the current and previous position of the servos, as well as arrays for storing the positions or the steps for the automatic mode. So once we have connected everything together we can move on to programing the Arduino and make the Android app. Tried to come up with something that gets the Arduino via Bluetooth, to the console.
So it might be worth mentioning here for people who are facing the same problem(s) . from "s1120" to "120", // We use for loops so we can control the speed of the servo, // If previous position is bigger then current position, // defines the speed at which the servo rotates, // If previous position is smaller then current position, // set current position as previous position, // Automatic mode custom function - run the saved steps, // Run the steps over and over again until "RESET" button is pressed, /* So the point of the resistors is to drop the 5V coming from the Arduino RX pin, to 3.3V so the Bluetooth module can accept it.
In that project I updated the code and the app, the control is a bit different and works better.
Yes, you dont need that line.
But, when I try to control the robot with the application, nothing is happening. And thats it, now we can enjoy and have some fun with the robot arm.
Love the website and the arm project so far. Heres a download file of the above MIT App Inventor project, as well as the Android App ready to be installed on your smartphone: So therefore, at the Arduino, using the startsWith() function we check the prefix of each incoming data and so we know what do to next. Following your diagram and using 1 and 2 kOhm resisters as pr.
Could you save as Inventor, CAD, or Fusion File, please?!
Whats wrong ?
I found out that whats causing this is the SoftwareSerial-library. For powering the servos we need 5V, but this must come from an external power source because the Arduino is not able to handle the amount of current that all of them can draw.
I started with the base on which I attached the first servo motor using the screws included in its package. In this project, we are going to make a Robotic Arm that will be controlled by an Arduino microcontroller.
I used your control app and code from the Mecannum wheels app for better control of the arm.
Great project!
also change the app (with MIT), and remove the parts belonging to the steppers, also added a HOME button, when activated all servos go to the initial position.
Current actually being drawn from battery/power source = 5A.
I dont have Solid Works and I would like to understand how you make the design.
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Now, this was the whole procedure of making a robotic arm.
It has been a super fun and rewarding learning experience. It will be controlled via Bluetooth with the help of an android remote control app. Thanks! Almost forgot to thank you for such a marvelous project, I mean it is so modular and well-written that it can be molded to any application. Also try some of the other basic examples from my dedicated Arduino Bluetooth tutorial to make sure you know how to connect it and you can establish the communication. Okay, Ill still give it a try though because the project seems really cool. Stepper motors would be more appropriate for bigger version, but that would be a whole different project in terms of the program as well as design. This can be achieved with a step-up/step-down converter.
Hi Dejan. The problem is that these cheap servos are not good enough or they are at their limit of moving the heavy parts. Youll also need a component that will convert your input voltage/current to your desired/need voltage/current.
So here we run the stored steps over and over again until we press the RESET button.
As the code is a bit longer, for better understanding, I will post the source code of the program in sections with description for each section.
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I will show you the entire process of building it, starting from designing and 3D printing the robot parts, connecting the electronic components and programming the Arduino, to developing our own Android application for controlling the Robot Arm.
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What layer height and infill % were the parts printed at?
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instead used the ones that comes with the servo.
Hey, thanks! 3- Do you have maybe a idea to improve? How did you fix the circular servo horns issue?
My aim is the exact same robot but maybe 2 or 3 times bigger.
Hey, thanks! Thanks.
Now as we know the abstract of our project. }. for(int i = 2; i < dataIn.length(); i++)
Dont look at the red, black and yellow cables, Im also connecting sensors and motors to this project. Hey, the problem is the communication. Thanks!
I also had the same issue of the servos reacting strange.
Also I would suggest to check my other project, Arduino Robot Arm and Mecanum Wheels, where I used a different method for controlling the robot arm. The wiring is simple, just follow the circuit diagram provided in the article and you should be fine. Another advantage of this converter is that it will divide your required current by 2, lowering the required power supply/battery. Lets start assembling them and make a circuit to build a remote-controlled robotic arm. This component converts my 12V lipo battery input to a constant 5V with an available current of 5 32A (20A constant, 32A peak). We just need an Arduino board and a HC-05 Bluetooth module for communication with the smartphone. and have another 5v external to the servos.
You can insert it probably anywhere, just make sure you include the Serial.begin(9600); line in the setup section. This function reads the data coming serially and store the angle of each servo in the structure.
If we want to communicate between two microcontrollers or communicate with any device with Bluetooth functionality like a Phone or Laptop HC-05 helps us to do that. Also make sure the baud rate is set properly.
Printing is almost complete and eager to finish the project.
Using the sliders in the app we can manually control the movement of each servo or axis of the robot arm.
I would appreciate some more details on the wiring, if possible.
Ive been building this project but Ive been having problems with controlling the servos via the Android Application.
I am having trouble with moving the servos. This function will return the value of the current position and the speed of the servo. but i will use a NANO, and my cheap clone was not able to work (interaction witch the CH340 on board), I solved this as followed: It supports only 3.3V, so therefore you need two resistors, 1k and 2k, or 10k and 20k, to make a voltage divider that drops the 5V from the Arduino to 3.3V for the Bluetooth RX pin.
Several Android applications are already available which makes this process a lot easier. HC-05 Wireless Bluetooth Serial Transceiver: We need wireless communication in this project, so we will use Bluetooth technology and for that module that will be used is HC-05. Hello, Dejan, I am done The first, I used HC 06 module. Then we have the sliders blocks for the servo position control and the buttons blocks for programing the robot arm. You can open these files and modify them if you need that.
comment, first I try to use AltsoftSerial (instead of softserial) , but im then facing with upload issue, because there is a error with the servo library?? Hello sir, Any advice would be really helpful.
If you have problem making the connection check my detailed tutorial for making communication between Arduino and the Bluetooth module.
Besides that, if I want to use the gripper to hold a ginger plant, is the gripping force of the SG90 servo enough to make it happen, just the gripping part while I am using MG996R for the pulling part.. Hey, thats true, I wanted the use M3 bolts but I didnt have at that moment, so I used a 4mm drill bit to expand the holes and used the M4 bolts. I hope the 5v 3a adapter wont be a nuisance to use. Using my new 3D Printer, Creality CR-10, I 3D printed all of the parts for the Arduino robot arm.
For your further information, I am using Arduino uno and I dont use the round hones.
Below them is the SAVE button.
Dejan, I solved the high unstable when using the silders, by using the normal RX TX (and no softserial), by the UNO. the RX TX signals are now stable (with levelshifter! So first we need to include the SoftwareSerial library for the serial communication of the Bluetooth module as well as the servo library.
Hi , are you willing to share your newcode and app? The robotic arm dont move. Or else, what position did you print this, standing up?
And one more thing, the arm just moves back and forth when I connect one motor at a time, I guess 90 degrees. with the follow with an higher timeout value i.e. Also when using the app, try to click the sliders to the desired position, instead of sliding the slider.
I am still new at translating a wiring diagram to how everything connects on a bread board. Four objects are also initialized to be used for the four servo motors.
I mean, everything is already explained well, if not here, on some of my other tutorials for sure, but still is up to you decide whether you can do this project. You should find a whats causing the problem. Hello Mr Dejan,
Well whats the problem exactly?
1. Are resistors required for the RX pin in order for it to work?
Solution I found: This text consist of a prefix which indicates which slider has been changed as well as the current value of the slider.
My printer is a Comgrow Creality Ender 3 3D Printer Aluminum.
I read the previous comments and when I change my code, nothing is happening too.
There are Solidworks files as well as STEP file which can be opened with Fusion 360. Bluetooth.setTimeout(5);
This approach worked without modification.
Thank you very much!
They move precisely in exact increments. I want to ask you if the MG996R motors that you use are the same.
Ive got the same problem, Ive changed the follow line into Arduino sketch :
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Ok and did you use supports for Arm 2 V3? Thank you for your answer.
If you can connect and transfer data than its fine.
Hi!
I used this to clean up the string data and it seems to help servo movement. HI I tried to power a mg996r with 700mA, the servo didnt rotate at all. wanna try out the project. Hello, I loved this project! Well done. finally is working correctly, the only (maybe) needed performance change could be the save and run (not always correct programmed). I think there is a bug to attend to. 1- go back to softserial, by now using NeoSWSerial
Thank? Arduino Robot Arm 3D Model Solidworks Files, Arduino Robot Arm 3D Model STEP File, Arduino Robot Arm STL Files
90,180 and 360 degree.which of those I should buy for these project? I will really appreciate your collaboration. I was wondering if you could send me a 3D model of it with the parts with the bigger servos than the micro ones. Any other things I can try?
Where did you get the circular servo horns that you used? I will do that soon!
Thanks! Hi! The power source must be able to handle at least 2A of current. I think maybe is for the Bluetooth serial connection. In the recent century, Robotics is the most emerging field of research. Connect the Tx pin of the Bluetooth module to the Rx pin of the Arduino Nan board and connect the Rx pin of the Bluetooth module to the Tx pin of the Arduino Nano board. Also, how to connect the 5V 2A power supply with all the Servos? How can I solve it ? I have very limited knowledge on programming now.
When i change position in one part all of the servos just make some small move and than back to the position, i try using two power sources one for servos the second for arduino and BT (of course with connected GND) but still have this problem.
Why doesnt the MG996R rotate at all? If that is too much of a bother, though, please let me know. When will you update the Arduino code and the new app for this project? I bought the Arduino Mega 2560 you where linking to from Banggood. One issue I am still having is that the MG996R servos sometimes go off into an uncontrollable spin!!
I tend to make life easier by making circuits and designs to automate things around me.
Here again first goes servo, then the round horn onto the next part, and then they are secured to each other using the bolt on the output shaft. I made the whole robot arm design and I am having issues with the bluetooth connecton.
Hey, I used M4 bolts and nuts for assembling the gripper.
I connected everything correctly etc, but the servos just didnt want to move correctly. Where did you insert this code to clean up the string data? The servos you linked contains different round horns.
Can you provide the schematics for the breadboard connections?
Finally , used the code and app from Arduino Robot Arm and Mecanum Wheels , change the code by removing the parts for the stepper,change the SoftSerial to NeoSWSerial (on pin 8,9) , and used a logic level shifter between RX/TX bluetooth and the arduino NANO, for the HC-05 I used the JDY-31-SPP.
And as for the gripper, I used M4x20 bolts and nuts, although the holes for it in the design are 3mm (I expanded the holes to 4mm using a drill).
Download the latest version of Arduino IDE from, Connect your Arduino Nano board to your laptop and open the control panel. You only need resistors for the Bluetooth receive pin. These blue wires are each connected to one PWN port on the Arduino. What does it mean ?
I hope that would be helpful. I am unable to do it myself because I am new 3D modeling and cant figure out how to do it.
Elbow will move to 45 instead of 119 where slider stops. We can notice here that at the shoulder axis it is good idea to include some kind of spring or in my case I used a rubber band to give some help to the servo because this servo carries the whole weight of the rest of the arm as well as the payload. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The motor not moving at all, but only with some noise.
Thank you very much.
At the bottom of the app, we have three button, SAVE, RUN and RESET through which we can program the robot arm to run automatically.
Hey, well thats normal for servo motors, when they are initially connected to a power supply they make quick small movement.
What settings did you use when printing the parts, i.e. So both line 6 and line 16 from your complete code ?? But Im having the same problem about comminucation bluetooth and servos. I temporarily attached the servos to potentiometers just to make sure the servos are working correctly and than I have a smooth working Robot arm.
HELP PLEASE!!! This is not only an intelligent way to start a project but it also saves us from many inconveniences in the middle of the project. However, our teacher has made it clear that he needs a bit more original work (meaning I cant just do everything you say here) so I was thinking of requesting you for the CAD files.
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