Jaco, Kinova's Advanced Manipulator Arm
Robotshop is proud to announce their worldwide exclusivity partnership with Kinova. This young company from Quebec developed an impressively versatile robotic manipulator arm perfectly suitable for robotic research as well as elder assistance. For more information about the partnership, please view the official press-release.
JACO, The Arm
JACO, Kinova’s Advanced Manipulator Arm is a very powerful and versatile robotic arm capable of reaching just short of one meter (90 cm), and lifting a payload of up-to 1.5 kg. The robotic arm is made of carbon fibre and uses harmonic-gear-motors to move silently and smoothly. The robot’s six degrees-of-freedom can rotate continually and endlessly. As a safety measure, Kinova made it impossible to get pinched in any of the joints by using a smooth joint design.
As shown in the videos above and below, the gripper patented structure provides unrivalled grip. Just like human fingers, JACO’s fingers are soft and flexible and can adapt to many gripping situation, from firmly holding a glass of water to delicately picking up a flower.
JACO Robotic Manipulator Gripper
As a final remark, it is important to note that the arm can be easily controlled by a manual 7-button, 3-axis joystick or though a USB connection by using the robot’s API. The API is directly compatible with Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux and allows the arm to be included in a wide variety of robotic projects.
With this wide set of capabilities, its impressive versatility and sleek design, we are sure this robotic manipulator is going to become part of many professional robotic projects.
Kinova JACO Robotic Manipulator
