Methods for improving the Niryo One educational robotic platform. Part I

Recently, educational robotics has undergone rapid development, which is due to the integration of such technologies into the education system, in particular, the need to train a new generation of specialists capable of designing, programming, and operating robots and manipulators. Approaches to training robot engineers require not only theoretical training, but also practical mastery of the principles of design, programming, and interaction with real technical objects. In this regard, special attention paid to the creation of robotic platforms designed for educational applications. Such platforms are typically develop with accessibility, modularity, ease of use, and versatility in various learning environments in mind. One example of such platforms is the Niryo One educational robotic system. Nyrio One is an open architecture robot manipulator that has a compact design and a relatively easy-to-modify solution, allowing students and faculty to gain hands-on experience in the field of mobile robotics. The architecture of Niryo One contains the next standard components: position sensors, actuators, a microcontroller and microcomputer, and basic software that provides basic navigation tasks, response to the external environment, and interaction with the user. In this work, the possibilities of modernization of the mechanical system of the robot considered, in particular, the load in the drive mechanism of the robot arm investigated and the design of the cycloid reducer, which was develop for this robot, is shown.