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Just use a Servo and a Microcontroller! You may want a larger servo based on the size of the piece you are moving, but these are fully programmable for speed and range: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11965

I've been reading much more into foam and plastic options (probably going to do a plastic-foam sandwich), but foam core distributors I find tend to be from industrial supply quantities or "craft store" display foam board. Should I search for a particular type of foam or am I reading too deeply...

Thank you so much! This is exactly the kind of product I was looking for, because I'd prefer the freedom and experience of manufacturing the parts than constructing it from LEGO or a kit

Well, Now I certainly am! I have bins of legos sitting in the basement unused, but would they be able to attach to servo's and other components very easily?

Hey all! Undergrad in M.Eng here, building a desktop robotic arm (<12 inches tall, arduino board) for a personal project. I've been looking at materials, and aluminum and wood are both doable, but if possible I'd rather use a lighter material that I can cut without machines, such as a strong...

Speaking from experience, Mecanum side-to-side motion is about 1/2 the forward back motion, on a hard, short carpeted surface.

Thanks for the tip! Yeah, I'm getting involved with our team and mentoring a high school team, and Internships are coming once I've got the credit hours. Any specific skills I should look into, I.E. learning specific software/what languages are best?

Hi all! Just recently discovered PF, loving the community. I'm a softmore Mechanical Engineering undergrad, who's been exploring careers and what comes next after I graduate. My question to you all is: What skills can I learn/focus on throughout the rest of my schooling to increase my chances of...

If you're just starting up, you may want to consider a LEGO robotics club. It sounds like little kid stuff, but they really have some advanced capability for those with the imagination. Plus, it's cheap. My FRC team had to have a budget of about $4.5k every year, and my VEX class would cut that...