AX-12 Robotic Arm Advantages

There are two major advantages of the AX-12+ Smart Robotic Arm over other RC type robotic arms.

  1. User configurable auto shutdown.
  2. Realtime position, load, speed, voltage, and temperature status feedback.

An AX-12 will shut shutdown in the event of overheating, over loading or out of range voltage levels. A standard off-the-shelf RC servo will simply fail or burn up which increases overall maintenance costs. Secondly, standard RC servo communication is unidirectional. RC Servos receive an analog PWM signal then move to the requested position. There is no way to determine if the RC servo actually completed the move.

The AX-12 Advantage AX-12 R/C Servo
Temperature feedback Yes No
Position feedback Yes No
Speed feedback Yes No
Voltage feedback Yes No
Load feedback Yes No
Addressable Yes No
Single cable network connection Yes No
Auto shutdown Yes No
Error reporting Yes No
User configurable torque and complience margins Yes No