Day 11 — Robotics Arm Project

Time spent: 4 hours

Today’s focus was on finishing the robotic arm’s gripper. After working through several design and assembly issues, I completed a gear-driven parallelogram gripper that keeps the jaws parallel as they open and close. Most of the session was spent troubleshooting gear meshing and assembly constraints. After adjusting the gear alignment and correcting the center distance, the mechanism operated smoothly. I also removed an unnecessary assembly constraint that was causing conflicts, allowing the four-bar linkage to function as intended. Next, I’ll address the remaining issues discovered during testing, finish the full arm assembly, and continue validating the gripper’s motion before moving on to manufacturing.