openarm
Open-Source, Research-Ready Robotic Arm for AI Hardware Demos
OpenArm is a versatile, open-source robotic arm built for researchers, educators, and builders who want a powerful yet accessible platform for embodied AI. Designed with transparency and modularity at its core, OpenArm makes it easy to go from algorithms to real-world motion—perfect for live demos, hands-on exploration, and interactive showcases at our events.
Why OpenArm
Embodied intelligence needs a reliable physical backbone. OpenArm provides a clean, hackable manipulation platform that lowers the barrier to experimentation while remaining capable enough for serious research and product prototyping.
Key Features
Open-Source by Design
Hardware files, firmware, and control interfaces are openly available—ideal for learning, customization, and rapid iteration.
Multi-DOF Precision Control
Smooth, repeatable motion supports classic manipulation tasks like pick-and-place, trajectory tracking, and basic assembly.
Modular End-Effector Support
Easily pair with grippers, dexterous hands (like Orca Hand), or custom tools to explore different manipulation paradigms.
AI- & ROS-Friendly
Integrates well with common robotics stacks and learning workflows, enabling reinforcement learning, imitation learning, and teleoperation.
Tabletop & Event-Ready
Compact footprint and approachable design make it safe and engaging for demos, workshops, and social events.
Applications
AI & Robotics Research – Manipulation learning, control, and perception-in-the-loop experiments
Education & Workshops – Teaching robotics, control, and embodied AI with real hardware
Live Demonstrations – Clear, intuitive motion that helps audiences understand how AI controls robots
Rapid Prototyping – A practical base arm for startups and labs testing new ideas
At Our Party
At the Silicon Valley Robotics Center event, OpenArm will be featured as a hands-on AI hardware demo. Guests can interact with the arm, see how software commands translate into physical motion, and explore how open-source robotics accelerates innovation.
Open, adaptable, and ready to build—OpenArm turns ideas into motion.