
205Chapter 10: Taking the Next Steps
Our first robotic arm was a simple two-link design. Though it may not
have represented the most complex design, it allowed us to explore some
important concepts when it comes to robotic arms—concepts like target
coordinates, methods of input using push-buttons or potentiometers, and
inverse kinematics. We saw that with a little bit of math, we can create a
series of equations that will provide us with a mathematical model that
allows us to provide a 2D target position and calculate the various angles we
need for our robotic arm to reach its goal.
Once we had a handle on our first robotic-arm design, we went ...