xArm2.0: Hiwonder New Intelligent Robotic Arm Support Scratch & Python Assemble Programmable Robotic Kit

I'm surprised more people haven't reviewed this robotic arm kit. I found the kit extremely well thought out. The parts machining and anodizing are just beautiful. A very important aspect of this design is the turntable that the arm sits on. It is built using a large diameter industrial quality bearing which provides a very solid base for the arm to operate on and provide servo-controlled rotation. The servos are top quality, very smooth operation and very powerful. The gripper is pre-assembled, a nice touch, and the joint design is quite clever. Hiwonder provides excellent tutorial videos, and an extremely helpful assembly video using 3D modeling to show how things go together in sequence. Another reviewer noted the importance of sorting out all the fastener hardware, that really helped smooth the build for me. The Bluetooth connection to the free iPhone app worked great, another impressive feature of this kit, especially for the money. There is also PC interface software that is provided although I have not tried that. I'm particularly interested in connecting an Arduino to the arm and writing sketches for controlling robotic arm, and Aaron at Hiwonder showed me where to find the necessary information for that. Hiwonder has been very responsive answering my questions.

I had plans for this in a mobile robot. I first built and tested as standalone. YouTube videos are good. I paused them as I built. Took an afternoon while it was raining. Software for PC and phone and wifi controller are all included.