BCN3D Moveo vs SO-100 (SO-ARM100)
Cost, parts and difficulty side by side.
| BCN3D Moveo | SO-100 (SO-ARM100) | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | $500 to $800 | $232 to $330 |
| Difficulty | advanced | beginner |
| Parts | 28 | 6 |
| 3D printing | yes | yes |
| Kits available | 0 | 1 |
| Made by | BCN3D Technologies (with the Catalan education department) | TheRobotStudio and Hugging Face |
| Full list | BCN3D Moveo parts list | SO-100 (SO-ARM100) parts list |
BCN3D Moveo
Fully 3D printed 5-axis teaching arm with belt-driven joints, NEMA steppers and an Arduino Mega running modified Marlin.
SO-100 (SO-ARM100)
The original LeRobot leader and follower arm pair; now deprecated in favor of SO-101 but uses the same servos.
The short answer
SO-100 costs less to start: about $232 against $500 in parts. SO-100 has the shorter parts list (6 lines against 28).
Motors and servos
BCN3D Moveo
- 1 x NEMA 17 stepper, SM42HT47-1684 class
- 2 x NEMA 23 stepper, 112 mm body, 8 mm flat shaft (SM57HT112-3004A class)
- 1 x NEMA 17 stepper, 34 mm (SM42HT33-1334 class)
- 1 x NEMA 14 stepper, 35x36 mm, 1 A (SM35HT36-1004A class)
- 1 x StepperOnline 17HS19-1684S-PG5 NEMA 17 with 5:1 planetary gearbox
- 1 x Standard size metal gear servo, 55 g, about 13 kg.cm (MG996R class)
SO-100
- 12 x Feetech STS3215 7.4V (C001, 1/345)
- 2 x 5V power supply, 5.5x2.1 mm barrel