PaMiLoCELL #01 — Kitting & System Preparation

During one of my previous hobby projects, assembling and programming the open-source AR4 robotic arm, supported by the Annin Robotics open-source community and AI tools such as ChatGPT and Codex by OpenAI, my perspective gradually moved beyond the robotic arm itself.
That experience led me to explore how Robotics, Industrial Automation, Functional Safety and AI Vision can be integrated into a complete robotic system, with potential applications in Production, Quality and HSE.
This is the starting point of PaMiLoCELL, the first technical development project within PaMiLoLAB.
The first phase is focused on kitting and system preparation: identifying, selecting and organizing the hardware required to build a compact robotic cell around the AR4-MK5.
The planned architecture includes:
• AR4-MK5 robotic arm
• PLC and industrial automation components
• Electrical and functional safety system
• Overhead camera
• RGB-D camera
• Controlled LED lighting
• AI Vision computing platform
• Mechanical enclosure and integration hardware
The objective is not simply to assemble individual components, but to progressively integrate them into a complete, documented and functional robotic cell.
Next steps will cover mechanical assembly, PLC integration, electrical safety, machine vision and AI-based object handling.
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