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Direct Drive Arm (Robot)

The Direct Drive Arm was the first of its kind, developed at CMU by Takeo Kanade and Haruhiko "Harry" Asada. The project created a simpler design for robotic arms, linking the arm itself directly to the motor propelling it, creating an environment for lower friction, greater speed, and higher reliability, among other traits. The second Direct Drive Arm project out of CMU sought to update the technologies and improve the shortcomings of the original arm. These included creating a more practical form for the arm, capable of more efficient movements, and creating software and control systems to manage it.

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Kanade, Takeo
Khosla, Pradeep K., 1957-
Schmitz, Donald
Hoffman, Regis
Asada, H. (Haruhiko)

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