myCobot 280 Pi
CommercialActive since 2020￥6299
Six-axis robotic arm based on Raspberry Pi 4B, with Ubuntu Mate 20.04 support for teaching, development, and ROS simulation.
- Degrees of freedom
- 6
- Strength
- 0.3 kg
About
myCobot 280 Pi is a six-axis robotic arm from Elephant Robotics built around the Raspberry Pi 4B. It is part of the myCobot line, which Elephant Robotics positioned for teaching, development, and small-scale robotics work. The model pairs the arm with support for Ubuntu MATE 20.04 and ROS simulation, making it suitable for software experimentation as well as basic manipulation tasks.
The Pi-based variant followed the broader myCobot 280 family and reflects Elephant Robotics' focus on compact, programmable desktop robots. Its documentation and software stack emphasized accessibility for education and prototyping, including integration with common robotics tools. I do not have evidence that this specific model has been discontinued.
Specifications
Body
- Degrees of freedom
- 6
- Size
- working radius 280mm
Motion
- Strength
- 0.3 kg
Sensing & Compute
- CPU / GPU
- CPU: 64-bit 1.5GHz quad-core; GPU: Broadcom VideoCore vl@500M
- Operating system
- Ubuntu Mate 20.04
- Connectivity
- HDMI interface; GPIO interface; app control; hand controller; ROS1 simulation control; ROS2 simulation control
Safety & Market
- Primary market
- education, development, ROS simulation, commercial exploration
- Availability
- Commercial
- Price
- ￥6299
Timeline3
- 2020-01-01 · release~myCobot 280 Pi launches
Elephant Robotics introduces the Raspberry Pi 4B-based six-axis arm as part of the myCobot family.
- 2020-01-01 · milestone~Ubuntu MATE support appears
The model is documented with Ubuntu MATE 20.04 support for development and simulation use.
- 2020-01-01 · milestone~ROS simulation use is documented
Elephant Robotics presents the arm as suitable for ROS simulation and teaching workflows.