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AIRBOT Play 6-Axis Robotic Arm AIRBOT Play 6-Axis Robotic Arm
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Running the Main Program#

Note: After powering on the robotic arm, make sure the base light bar is pulsing white. Connect the robotic arm's USB-2 interface to the computer and confirm that the system has detected the CAN interface. After completing these steps, you can control the robotic arm through the SDK.

After installing the main-program .deb package, run the following command in a terminal to start the robotic arm control service:

sudo airbot-arm -i <can_interface> -t <arm_type> --address <Host:Port>

Note: This command must be run with sudo privileges!!!

The following arm_type parameters are currently supported:

Parameter Corresponding Hardware Notes
airbot_play Airbot Play 6-axis robotic arm
airbot_play_g2 Airbot Play 6-axis robotic arm + G2 gripper
airbot_play_g2l Airbot Play 6-axis robotic arm + G2L gripper
airbot_play_e2 Airbot Play 6-axis robotic arm + E2 teaching device Gravity-compensation mode only
airbot_play_g2_d405 Airbot Play 6-axis robotic arm + G2 gripper + Intel Realsense D405 camera
airbot_play_g2l_d405 Airbot Play 6-axis robotic arm + G2L gripper + Intel Realsense D405 camera
airbot_replay Aibot Replay teaching device No URDF provided
airbot_replay_mini Aibot Replay Mini teaching device No URDF provided

For example, to start the control service for an Airbot Play robotic arm fitted with a G2 gripper and connected through can0, use the following command:

sudo airbot-arm -i can0 -t airbot_play_g2

To start an Airbot Replay Mini connected through can1, use the following command:

sudo airbot-arm -i can1 -t airbot_replay_mini

To specify the gRPC listening Port, add the --address parameter:

sudo airbot-arm -i can1 -t airbot_play_g2l --address 0.0.0.0:50052

To prevent the robotic arm from returning to zero when the service exits, add the --no-return parameter:

sudo airbot-arm -i can1 -t airbot_play_g2l --address 0.0.0.0:50052 --no-return

Note: If the device disconnects while the program is running, the gRPC server may be unable to exit normally. If this occurs, close the service program's terminal directly to avoid leaving the listening interface occupied.