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Though the majority of the arm is metal, the hand at the end of his robot was built with 3D printed parts and can be switched out with the future attachments [Kris] plans to design.

He was able to use the robotic arm to pick up blocks, turn them, and move them to new locations. He was even able to open a cabinet, retrieve a cup, and hold it under a water dispenser.

This design also expands the usefulness of the hand while it’s attached to a robot arm. It can lift multiple objects at once without twisting the arm around to reposition unused fingers.

It was there, in 1984, that I discovered the best toy of my childhood: the Armatron robotic arm. A drawing from the patent application for the Armatron robotic arm. COURTESY OF TAKARA TOMY ...