I really want to buy a dual armed mobile manipulator for a personal project, hobby robot though so ideally 5-10k at most. What experiences have people had? What's the best one out there?
2:47 PM · Jun 5, 2026 · 10.1K Views
Robotics researcher Chris Paxton asks the community for dual-armed mobile manipulator recommendations within a $10,000 budget
Scott Reed suggested LinearBot, though it costs $20,000.
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Users recommend affordable dual-arm robot kits like the $7000 Robot Learning setup and reBot arms for plug-and-play ease and value, though some caution they may break quickly.
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Reza Sayar@iamRezaSayar
@chris_j_paxton if you want an aluminium body, reBot Dev Arms are pretty much one of the best, and you can get a pair for $3K, and as for portable, @ed0henderson is taking his to new potential customers!
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Vector Wang@VectorWang2
@chris_j_paxton This costs less than 5k
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Chris Paxton@chris_j_paxton
@iamRezaSayar @ed0henderson This isnt bad.
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Gijs Koning@Gijs__Koning
@chris_j_paxton So far really enjoyed setup from Robot Learning company. 7000 and you have a full kit plug and play. https://www.robot-learning.co/
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Oscar Brisset@oscar__2025
@chris_j_paxton I've got a spare Galaxea Dynamics R1 Lite collecting dust if you're interested
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Ganesh Iyer@__epiception__
@chris_j_paxton I’ve wanted a home setup based on https://yourownrobot.ai/ for some time now. Hopefully soon!
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Chris Paxton@chris_j_paxton
@BlissyOnX YOR is the closest to what I want
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Reza Sayar@iamRezaSayar
@chris_j_paxton @ed0henderson https://www.seeedstudio.com/reBot-Arm-B601-DM-p-6740.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqMQila3hwYHt9WmZT0DqNrC_Dp0RxZilXPU4Hl53sVgIJR4KBX
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Blissy@BlissyOnX
@chris_j_paxton honestly good luck finding one in that range new
used market might be ur best bet. or frankenstein it yourself lol
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Animesh Garg@animesh_garg
@oscar__2025 @chris_j_paxton Want to consider donating it to uni and perhaps take a tax deduction 😅
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Phil Trubey@PTrubey
@chris_j_paxton How much of a hobby is it? You can buy LeRobot arms for $500 each. They actually work decently. Really decently for the price.
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Chris Paxton@chris_j_paxton
@Gijs__Koning I like this but its not mobile
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Matt Puchalski@lasermatts
@chris_j_paxton Automate is in a few weeks…I’ll run around and ask if anyone has a ding-and-dent on the floor and will report back
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Reza Sayar@iamRezaSayar
@chris_j_paxton @BlissyOnX maybe we could make a cheaper version of this with cheaper arms and cheaper compute? 👀no need for AGX Orin / Thor , nor Wiperx arms. think a bimanual version of this:
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Chris Paxton@chris_j_paxton
@PTrubey I had heard those break pretty fast
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Vector Wang@VectorWang2
@iamRezaSayar @chris_j_paxton @BlissyOnX Like this?
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National Champions 〽️🇺🇸🏀@JKSully313
@chris_j_paxton Could you put an openarm on a TidyBot++? Would be pushing the budget ceiling.
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Ak@LatentsExplored
@chris_j_paxton Still looking for one? I can try finding one for you from my networks
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Nick Maselli@NickBuilds11
@chris_j_paxton We have @sourccey coming soon =) 1 more stability improvement left
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Scott Reed@scott_e_reed
@chris_j_paxton maybe LinearBot but its more like 20k.
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