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A fully open-source humanoid arm for physical AI research

Enactic, Inc. published OpenArm on GitHub, a fully open-source 7DOF humanoid arm designed for physical AI research and contact-rich environments. The arm emphasizes high backdrivability and compliance, giving way when it meets a person or obstacle while still handling useful payloads, and uses human-scale proportions. A complete bimanual configuration is also offered.

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Enactic, Inc. has published OpenArm on GitHub, an open-source 7DOF humanoid arm built for physical AI research and for work in contact-rich environments. The design emphasizes high backdrivability and compliance, so the arm gives way when it meets a person or an obstacle, while still handling useful payloads. The proportions are human-scale. A complete bimanual […]

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