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Holy Tariffs Batman - Need USA source for servos

Open commanderfun opened this issue 9 months ago • 4 comments

Are there alternative servos that can be used with this project that made in the USA?

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commanderfun avatar May 07 '25 01:05 commanderfun

In the same boat. I'd love to use this platform for my robotics courses, but this is way too expensive for to cover with a course fee...

I'm wondering if there are any alternative servos that aren't taxed so much...

Christophori avatar May 09 '25 00:05 Christophori

Found this: https://www.seeedstudio.com/SO-ARM100-Low-Cost-AI-Arm-Kit.html The only option is the "100 AI Arm Motor Kit." (All 7.4V servos) The "new 101" options listed on there are from China (so tariff...), and the "100 AI Arm Motor Kit Pro" (12V servos for follower arm) is out of stock.

Currently, for the only option mentioned above, the status on the website is "1 on backorder. Available on May 12, 2025" Hope this helps, and fingers crossed.

calmehan avatar May 09 '25 01:05 calmehan

Wowrobo can deliver without all tariffs I think: https://shop.wowrobo.com/products/so-arm101-diy-kit-assembled-version-1

pkooij avatar May 09 '25 09:05 pkooij