Goal: Design and build a robot arm using a construction system such as Lego^® or Fischertechnik^®. This should interface with a computer system that can control the arm.

Task: The arm should be able to pick up small objects and should be controllable from the computer keyboard. A program to control the arm should be written.

(Above)  
Students at Space School UK, Easter 1998 in Edinburgh, Scotland, make a robot arm and write control programs.
Image ©1999 JW Hodges

^®Lego is the registered name of Lego AB. ^®Fischertechnik is the registered name of Fischertechnik Gmbh.

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