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GEM: Good Enough Manipulator
A sub-$500 7-DOF arm that's good enough for real research.
- Est. cost
- $500
- Posted
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Overview
7-DOF, 1.2 kg payload, 3D-printed arm with head and wrist cameras, LeRobot support and a low-cost leader arm. The builder shares the print files and instructions.
How it works
Leader-follower teleop into LeRobot for imitation learning.
Hardware
- 3D-printed parts
- head + wrist cameras
- leader arm
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