This campaign is closed

Share uArm with your Friends and Earn Rewards!

Open source robot so anyone can do 3D printing, laser engraving, and much more. All from your desk!

Closed
Closed
Closed
Closed
Closed

Share uArm with your Friends and Earn Rewards!

Share uArm with your Friends and Earn Rewards!

Share uArm with your Friends and Earn Rewards!

Share uArm with your Friends and Earn Rewards!

Share uArm with your Friends and Earn Rewards!

Open source robot so anyone can do 3D printing, laser engraving, and much more. All from your desk!

Open source robot so anyone can do 3D printing, laser engraving, and much more. All from your desk!

Open source robot so anyone can do 3D printing, laser engraving, and much more. All from your desk!

Open source robot so anyone can do 3D printing, laser engraving, and much more. All from your desk!

UFACTORY (uArm Team)
UFACTORY (uArm Team)
UFACTORY (uArm Team)
UFACTORY (uArm Team)
2 Campaigns |
San Francisco, United States
$1,008,597 USD by 1,970 backers
$956,939 USD by 1,869 backers on Mar 25, 2017
Shipping
The project team has begun shipping their products. The delivery may be affected by shipping challenges and delays.
Check Check Check Truck
Concept Prototype Production Shipping
Highlights
Mountain Filled 2 Projects Mountain Filled 2 Projects
Overview
Now you can do pick & place, 3D printing, laser engraving, writing, painting and much more with one robot: uArm Swift Pro. uArm Swift and uArm Swift Pro are Arduino-based desktop robotic arms. They're plug-and-play, open source, and super affordable and fun.

 

 

It's not only a robotic arm that you can own, but also a chance to decide how you want to use robot technology in your life. The possibilities are endless.

 

Features

 

High Precision (uArm Swift Pro)

uArm Swift Pro moves quietly, smoothly, and accurately enough to handle delicate tasks such as:

  1. Drawing,
  2. Laser engraving,
  3. Light painting.

uArm Swift Pro has superior performance:

  1. Stepper motor with 12-bit encoder,
  2. Repeatability: 0.2mm.

 

Easy to Use

 

  • Offline Learning Mode

Simply plug, press, and play. “Teach”uArm Swift Pro with your hand, not a computer.

 

  • uArm Studio

It's the all-in-one software to control and program your uArm.

1. Blockly-based graphical programming

         

2. Mouse & Keyboard Control

3. Gesture control

 

  • uArm Play

It's a mobile app for remote control. With a built-in Bluetooth module, uArm Swift Pro is ready to go.

 

Extendable

 

  • Multiple End-Effectors

uArm Swift and uArm Swift Pro have three standard end-effectors to choose from:

Suction cup (default),

Metallic Gripper,

Universal holder.

The standardized plug-in enables you to replace one with another in 30 seconds or less.

  • Practical accessories - Seeed Grove

uArm Swift and uArm Swift Pro have a built-in socket for selected Seeed Grove modules.

Currently, we offer 6 kinds of Grove modules  in our Grove kit:

 

  • Vision Camera Kit

Vision Camera Kit is based on OpenMV and supports detection of face, markers, colors.  Combined with Vision Camera Kit,  uArm Swift Pro will be much more intelligent and able to finish complex tasks.

 

 

Open Source

 

uArm Swift and uArm Swift Pro are open sourced robotic arms, which means their capability is only limited by your creativity and imagination!

  • ROS is supported

All relevant materials are available on our website and Github before you get your uArm.

 

 

Use Cases

 

  • Bar Tender

       

  • Smooth Testing

  • Laser Engraving 

  • Light Painting

  • Chess Playing 

 

Technical Details

uArm Swift and uArm Swift Pro are Arduino-powered desktop 4-axis parallel-mechanism robots. Thanks to the parallel-mechanism structure, the weight of the arm is extremely light. So we could increase the payload in the front and keep the small size of the robot.

To improve the strength of uArm Swift, we choose square aluminum alloys instead of U aluminum alloys, which makes the whole structure strong and light. With this structural improvement, the size of the robot become smaller with increased movement range.

For the uArm Swift, we improved the normal RC servos. By adding the temp sensor into the control system, the control system will always protect the DC motor and keep it working under optimal conditions. It's small, powerful, and affordable for beginners.

For the uArm Swift Pro, we choose a stepper motor instead of a DC motor, which makes the control of the robot both smooth and precise. Additionally, we paid close attention to the structure of the gearbox. This helped us find find optimal balance between cost and performance. It's also the key point in keeping the repeatability of uArm Swift Pro under 0.2mm. It's precise, premium capabilities support a higher level of usage.

 

Tech Specs

 

Functionality Comparisons

 

This wil help you understand the main differences between uArm Swift and uArm Swift Pro. 

 

The Making of uArm Swift & uArm Swift Pro

 

We've already had an incredibly successful crowdfunding campaign, and delivered all our robots to excited and satisfied backers. From our below humble beginnings, we now give you the latest, most updated uArm Swift and uArm Swift Pro. What will you create?

Why we need you

In 2014, we created uArm with the goal of making robotics kits more accessible to the public  (see our previous Kickstarter Campaign), and brought robotic arms from the factory to people’s daily life. In the past 3+ years, we've been truly surprised by the creativity of uArm users. These robot enthusiasts, developers, makers, artists, and educators brought not only thousands of possibilities to this open-source robot, but also huge inspiration to us.  

Three years later, with the goal of making our robot even more useful, we came back. This gave us time to become far more experienced in designing and manufacturing robotics, and now we give you the next generation of robotic arms without compromise. 

We believe more people should experience this amazing technology. uArm Swift & uArm Swift Pro: entry-level robotic arms that are capable, easy-to-use, affordable, and open source.

 

Timeline

 

Shipping Now!

 

What uArm users said?

 

1.  Daisy Inc. from Japan

Created Interactive Installation:“Lazy Arms”

 

2.  Ben Chaykin, Artist

Created Interactive Art Experience: "Emoji Center"

Emoji Center is an interactive art experience exploring the language of emoji, and emotions conveyed through technology. It is Exhibited at ACT Festival by Benjamin Chaykin at Asia Culture Center in Gwangju, South Korea. Visitors to Emoji Center choose an emoji that relates to them, then watch it manifest into the real world.

 

3.  A Robot Arm Feeds You potato-chips

What will do when you are writing or typing the keyboard, but want to have the snack?

"Hands-free System"

As a creative Created Interactive Advertise Agency, "1-10 works" studio would like to explore futuristic possibilities and they have definitely found a solution for you.

 

Team

 

FAQ

  • Q: What's the power of laser head and what materials can it work on?

         A: The power is 500mw. It can engrave on paper, wood, leather, etc, but not on metal or steel.

  • Q: What type of plastic does 3D printer use?

         A: It supports PLA(1.75mm).

  • Q: How can I be a distributor of uArm or buy in bulk?

         A: Please contact us at info@ufactory.cc or send us a message through Indiegogo portal(by clicking "Ask a question" below the headline of our Indiegogo page).

 

Risks and challenges

In order to deliver the highest quality to every backer and keep uArm Swift series super affordable, we need to redesign the whole manufacturing process, optimize the SAP and apply much higher quality assurance standard than the previous version of uArm.  
uArm Swift will be manufactured in Shenzhen, the hub of China’s electronic manufacturing. We guarantee every single component of uArm Swift is made by the most experienced manufacturer.  "Delivery of rewards/perks is subject to best efforts and not guaranteed". (We have to add this disclaimer at PayPal's request for regulation reason, as we have accepted some payments through PayPal. But we guarantee that the manufacturing is going well as normal and we'll ship all the orders on time.)
This is our second crowdfunding campaign and we're more experienced in controlling the whole time schedule!

Looking for more information? Check the project FAQ
Need more information
Let us know if you think this campaign contains prohibited content.

Choose your Perk

uArm Swift Pro Super Kit
featured

uArm Swift Pro Super Kit

$1,081 USD
uArm Swift Pro Super Kit includes the robotic arm main body, suction cup, Bluetooth, universal holder, gripper, 3D printer, laser, and vision camera kit.
Included Items
  • Bluetooth
  • uArm Swift Pro
  • Swift Universal Holder
  • Swift Gripper
  • Swift 3DPrinter
  • Swift Laser
  • Vision Camera Kit
Estimated Shipping
April 2018
4 out of 100 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
uArm Swift Pro Mainbody

uArm Swift Pro Mainbody

$749 USD
uArm Swift Pro Main Body includes the robotic arm main body, suction cup, and Bluetooth.
Included Items
  • Bluetooth
  • uArm Swift Pro
Estimated Shipping
April 2018
0 out of 100 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
uArm Swift Pro Standard Kit

uArm Swift Pro Standard Kit

$839 USD
uArm Swift Pro Standard Kit includes the robotic arm main body, suction cup, Bluetooth, universal holder, and gripper.
Included Items
  • Bluetooth
  • uArm Swift Pro
  • Swift Universal Holder
  • Swift Gripper
Estimated Shipping
April 2018
2 out of 100 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
Tags for this project
Up Caret