Simple Robot Arm

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This is a simple robot arm designed to be manufactured quickly using 1/8th inch material and a laser cutter and 3D printer. The gripper is something developed by iRobot, and consists of a flexible bag of a powder that is deformed to the shape of what ever is being gripped and then vacuum is applied and the powder holds it's shape. Designed in Solidworks 2010. http://www.solidsmack.com/contests/solidsmack-awesome-sauce-design-contest