Stringman, an $800 open-source room scale gripper robot

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Stringman is an innovative, open-source gripper robot designed to operate within the entire volume of a room. Utilizing a cable-driven architecture with four motors anchored to ceiling corners, it offers a significant payload capacity and reach, surpassing traditional robotic arms and mobile robots in terms of work volume per dollar. The system is controllable via a local network, emphasizing user control and data privacy.