The best desktop robot arms

What to compare

• Payload and reach for your task.
• Software: Python, ROS and block coding support.
• Prices come from the Bots n' Beans catalog, checked against each maker's published price. Each product page lists its source. Prices change, so confirm with the seller before you buy.

Desktop arms

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  AR4 MK5 CAD models (SolidWorks & STEP files)

  Annin Robotics · USA

  $99 · Buy now

  Every AR4 MK5 part in SolidWorks and STEP, plus the full robot assembly. $99 from Annin Robotics.

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  xArm 1S

  Hiwonder · China

  From $199.99 · Buy now

  A low-cost bus-servo arm for learning to program.

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  ArmPi FPV

  Hiwonder · China

  From $299.99 · Buy now

  Raspberry Pi vision arm with a camera on the gripper.

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  DOFBOT

  Yahboom · China

  From $329 · Buy now

  A Raspberry Pi vision arm that runs ROS 2.

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  myPalletizer 260 Pi

  Elephant Robotics · China

  $649 · Buy now

  A 4-axis palletizing arm small enough for a desk.

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  myCobot 280 Pi

  Elephant Robotics · China

  $799 · Buy now

  Elephant’s small 6-axis arm with a Raspberry Pi built into the base.

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  mechArm 270 Pi

  Elephant Robotics · China

  $799 · Buy now

  Elephant’s most compact 6-axis arm.

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  DexArm

  Rotrics · China

  From $799 · Buy now

  A 4-axis desktop arm sold in kits with add-on modules.

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  ultraArm P340

  Elephant Robotics · China

  From $999 · Buy now

  A 4-axis metal desktop arm for drawing, laser engraving and pick-and-place.

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  AR4 MK5 combo kit

  Annin Robotics · USA

  From $1,189 · Buy now

  The complete AR4 kit. Aluminum, hardware, and the primary electrical parts.

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  myArm 300 Pi

  Elephant Robotics · China

  $1,499 · Buy now

  A portable 7-axis desktop arm.

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  Mirobot

  WLKATA · China

  $1,790 · Buy now

  A 6-axis mini arm made for STEM classrooms.

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  PiPER

  AgileX Robotics · China

  $1,999 · Buy now

  A light 6-joint arm for research and teleoperation.

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  myCobot 320 Pi

  Elephant Robotics · China

  $2,499 · Buy now

  The bigger myCobot, with a 1 kg payload.

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  Lite 6

  UFACTORY · China

  From $2,999 · Buy now

  UFACTORY’s small 6-axis desktop cobot.

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  xArm

  UFACTORY · China

  From $5,299 · Buy now

  UFACTORY’s bigger cobot line in 5-, 6- and 7-axis versions.

Frequently asked questions

What's the cheapest useful robot arm?

The first cards above are the lowest published prices. Servo arms are cheapest, stepper and cobot arms cost more.