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People are working on cheaper arms and we should soon have ones for under $10K. Ex: Pieter Abbeel from UC Berkeley https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/04/09/meet-blue-the-low-cost-...

I don't believe the github has the STL files or instructions on how to actually make the robot, just the API and simulations are open source.

Abbeel's new robotics company might be working on commercializing that prototype (https://covariant.ai/).

I remember him mentioning the project in his robotics class, found it: https://youtu.be/xWPViQ6LI-Q?t=4075 he claims it will be around $5,000

That's disappointing, it would be nice to see a true open source robot arm. I believe Covariant is separate from the Blue robot arm though.

Maybe of interest

This arm still needs accessories, installation and maintenance. Maybe it will end up at $30k.

$130k if its for "medical use"