Telebuddy
> A 6-DOF teleoperated robotic arm for precision soldering, driven through an AR control layer. Winner of Science Tech for Social Good at Hack the Coast.
🏆 Winner
Science Tech for Social Good — Hack the Coast
- Type
- Mechatronics
- Kinematics
- 6-DOF arm
- Control
- AR teleop
- Task
- Precision soldering
- Event
- Hack the Coast
6-DOF teleoperation
A six-degree-of-freedom arm mirrors the operator's hand pose in real time, translating coarse human motion into the steady, sub-millimetre placement that soldering demands.
AR control layer
An augmented-reality overlay lets the operator see the work surface and target joints from the arm's perspective, closing the loop between intent and end-effector.
Precision soldering
Purpose-built end effector holds the iron and feeds solder at a controlled rate, keeping a human in the loop while removing the hand tremor that ruins fine joints.
Accessibility focus
Designed so that people who can't hold a steady iron — through tremor, injury, or distance — can still do precision electronics work remotely.