PincherX-100

Overview

The PincherX-100 Robot Arm belongs to the Interbotix X-Series family of arms featuring the DYNAMIXEL X-Series Smart Servo Motors. The X-Series actuators offer high torque, efficient heat dissipation and great durability all at a smaller form factor over previous DYNAMIXEL servos. The DYNAMIXEL XL430-W250 servos offer high resolution of 4096 positions and user definable PID parameters, temperature monitoring, positional feedback, as well as voltage levels, load, and compliance settings are user accessible as well. At the heart of the PincherX-100 is the Robotis DYNAMIXEL U2D2 which enables easy access to DYNAMIXEL Wizard software as well as ROS. The PincherX-100 offers 4 degree of freedom and a full 360 degree of rotation.

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PincherX-100
Degrees of Freedom 4
Reach 300mm
Total Span 600mm
Repeatability 5mm
Accuracy 8mm
Working Payload 50g*
Total Servos 5
Wrist Rotate No

Note

* Working Payload for the PincherX-100 is inside its maximum reach, if intending to use a 50g weight we recommend no more than a 50% extension of the arm.

Default Joint Limits

Default joint limits are the safe range of operation for each joint. These are set in the firmware, defined as degrees from Zero (servo centered).

Joint Min Max Servo ID(s)
Waist -180 180 1
Shoulder -111 107 2
Elbow -121 92 3
Wrist Angle -100 123 4
Gripper 30mm 74mm 5

Default Servo Configurations

ID Joint Name Servo Baudrate
1 waist XL430-W250 1Mbps
2 shoulder XL430-W250 1Mbps
3 elbow XL430-W250 1Mbps
4 wrist_angle XL430-W250 1Mbps
5 gripper XL430-W250 1Mbps

Kinematic Properties

Product of Exponentials [Learn More]

\[\begin{split}M & = \begin{bmatrix} 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.248575 \\ 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 \\ 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.1931 \\ 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 \end{bmatrix}\end{split}\]
\[\begin{split}Slist & = \begin{bmatrix} 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 \\ 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & -0.0931 & 0.0 & 0.0 \\ 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & -0.1931 & 0.0 & 0.035 \\ 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & -0.1931 & 0.0 & 0.135 \end{bmatrix}^T\end{split}\]

Drawings and CAD Files

Mobile Version

The Mobile version of the PincherX-100 is a modified version to have a lower profile base which is easier to mount on mobile platforms. This base is compatible with the LoCoBot Platform.

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PincherX-100 Technical Drawing