/challenges-projects/design-challenges/experimenting-with-industrial-automation/b/blog/posts/motoman-up6-6-axis-robot-arm-industrialI&#39;m working on a project to build a controller for an industrial robot arm motoman up 6. I would love to see suggestions. Ben looking at robodk it&#39;s a bit expensive. The maker of ar4 robot arm says his software will work. I&#39;m thinking ros...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/experimenting-with-industrial-automation/b/blog/posts/motoman-up6-6-axis-robot-arm-industrialWed, 08 Jan 2025 10:06:38 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:bac43e88-bcc5-491f-8345-4b708af42fa3shabaz0<p>I think there&#39;s zero chance of any project out there that would be able to drive those servos. You&#39;re looking at high current and voltages (maybe 100V or mains; no idea, depends on your particular hardware). I think it will be way cheaper to buy ready-made (could be used servo drives from ebay for instance) rather than to DIY in this case, even if it&#39;s costing a few hundred $ per drive used.&nbsp;</p> <p>But all the above is speculation, I&#39;ve never tried to create one from scratch. I know my limits though.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=28639&AppID=433&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">