
13Chapter 1: The Foundation of Robotic Arms
environment”) is a program that will allow us to write and upload code to
our boards. There are hundreds of Arduino-compatible boards out there.
(Arduino makes some, but many are produced by other companies.) All
the code in this book will be compatible with 95% of Arduino-based boards
out there. In this book, I'll be using one of my all-time favorite boards: the
Arduino Uno R4. Though there are many great alternatives out there, for
beginners, the official Arduino IDE is a great place to start. To download
the IDE, either head to www.arduino.cc or download it directly from your
operating system's app ...