Now that I'm old and wizened I can at long last get one. Or if nothing else something like it.
The Swift by UFactory is a crowdfunded mechanical arm that guarantees fun, skip and programmable automated communication for about $300 for prompt riser models. There are two forms — the standard Swift with a louder DC demonstrate and the Pro unit with a more exact stepper engine — and they can be utilized to perform traps like laser carving, light painting and straightforward gathering. It's programmable utilizing UFactory's Scratch-like programming dialect and you can even move the arm physically and it will reproduce your movements.
They anticipate transporting in May and the UFactory and their UArm group have as of now sent more mind boggling arms that have been utilized to open potato chip sacks and, mysteriously, stimulate a crap emoji.
The most total bundle costs $499 and incorporates a gripper, laser and 3D printer head. While the greater part of this looks pipe dream — and since it's a crowdfunding effort the purchaser ought to be careful — darn it if this doesn't stimulate that little chunk in my mind that constantly needed a robot companion. Armatron, you're dead to me.