Elephant Robotics Unveils Mycobot 320 M5 for Research and Automation

The myCobot 320 M5 has a working radius of 350 mm and a maximum payload of 1,000 g, with repeat positioning accuracy listed at 1 mm. The Esp32 serves as the core processor, and the arm provides standard 24V industrial I/O interfaces.

The robotic arm is integrated with the M5Stack ecosystem and supports several mainstream programming environments, including UIFlow, Python, and Arduino. Built-in forward and inverse kinematics algorithms are intended to reduce the algorithm-development burden for users.

ROS support allows users to validate algorithms in a virtual environment before physical deployment. This can reduce reliance on physical test setups and streamline research and development workflows.

The arm is equipped with up to 12 standard 24V industrial I/O ports and supports independent PLC programming. That configuration extends its use beyond teaching to automation exploration in small industrial settings. A range of end-effector accessories supports secondary development for tasks such as object recognition, facial recognition, and image processing.

As a user-facing six-axis collaborative robot, the myCobot 320 M5 is used for intuitive analysis of mechanical motion principles and for practical instruction in enterprise-level communication protocols. Its open interfaces give developers flexibility to build personal mechanical assistants or develop complex vision applications, and the platform provides hardware support for such work.