Design and Fabrication of a 6 DoF Robotic Arm

Abstract

As the world drive towards a new age of technology particularly the industry 4.0 and IoT, the demand for competent in terms of technical and communication skills engineers is rapidly on the increase. However, the supply for such qualified engineers is falling short of the demand. New devices, machines, software, and various technologies are being born on a daily basis, which places a huge responsibility on schools and vocational centres to train and produce engineers and technician to use these new technologies and also try to catch up the pace. One such instance of the needed benefit of quality engineers is in the field of robotics. Robotics is a field that allows change in every industry to become self-reliant and efficient this allows individuals such as researchers and industry professionals to develop and integrate major technological developments. Over the years, there’s been several definitions of what a robot is actually is. Although the most widely known definition is the one given by the robotics institute of America which defines a robot “as a reprogrammable, multi-functional manipulator (or device), designed to move materials, parts, tools, or specialized devices through variable, programmed motion for the performance of a variety of tasks”. The foregoing definition suits the industrial robot better. As there have been multiple developments in robotics, a more precise definition of a robot will be “any machine that is capable