The myArm MC Quadruped Bionic Robot Compound Kit is an advanced mobile manipulation platform developed by Elephant Robotics. By combining the flexible, all-terrain mobility of a quadruped bionic robot base with the precise execution of the myArm 6-DOF robotic arm, this integrated system creates a versatile compound robot for mobile exploration, embodied AI research, and complex multi-environment applications.
It provides educational institutions, research labs, and developers with a complete, open-source setup to explore mobile manipulation, terrain navigation, and autonomous task execution.
Key Applications and Functions
- Complex Terrain Exploration: Simulates navigation and manipulation in rugged or un-smooth environments where wheeled platforms cannot easily go.
- Automated Agriculture Exploration: Enables research into outdoor task execution such as crop inspection, selective sampling, and environmental monitoring.
- Embodied AI and Mobile Manipulation: Allows researchers to test Mobile-ALOHA algorithms, autonomous path planning, and dynamic motion control.
- Laboratory and Classroom Teaching: Serves as a practical teaching platform for advanced robotics courses covering bionic locomotion, inverse kinematics, and sensor fusion.
Technical Specifications and Parameters
- System Composition: Quadruped Bionic Robot Base + myArm 6-DOF Robotic Arm (with parallel gripper)
- Degrees of Freedom (DOF): Bionic quadruped leg motion + 6-DOF robotic arm manipulation
- Arm Reach / Working Radius: 750 mm (myArm M750 integration)
- Payload Capacity: 500 g rated arm load (1000 g peak load)
- Arm Positioning Accuracy: +/- 1 mm
- Base Mobility: Multi-terrain quadruped bionic gait control
- Connectivity and Power: High-power onboard power supply system, USB Type-C communication interface
Software, Programming and Control Options
The compound kit features a fully open development ecosystem designed for secondary programming across multiple operating systems.
Programming Support
- Development Environments: Native support for Python and C++
- ROS Support: Compatible with ROS1 and ROS2 for mobile navigation, inverse kinematics, and virtual simulation modeling
- AI and Machine Learning Support: Supports dataset generation, machine vision processing, and teleoperation control protocols
Official Management Tool: myStudio
myStudio serves as the primary one-stop software platform for myArm. It handles:
- Firmware updates
- Video tutorial access
- Maintenance, repair guides, and Q and A resources
