

ServoPCB
An open source and affordable robot arm. Perfect for STEM, Coding & Robotics education, IoT robotics, research, and DIY robotics kit development. The world's most copied robotics project.
- Size
- 60.8 × 70.3 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 9
- Nets
- 6
- Pads
- 20
- Tracks, vias
- 72, 2
- Pours
- 16
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 7 (file 20221018)
- Created
- 23 Apr 2014
- Updated
- 3 Jul 2026
Overview
ServoPCB is an open-source printed circuit board by MeArm, from the MeArm/MeArm repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 60.8 × 70.3 mm with 9 parts on 6 nets, routed with 72 tracks and 2 vias.
Its parts include 5 connectors and 1 capacitor. It belongs with the robots and motor control boards and the RP2040 boards of this library.
README
README.mdMeArm - Pocket Sized Robot Arm
The MeArm is a small robot arm, designed make robotics and coding available at low cost. The project has been hugely successful in its objectives, due to the massive number of clones that have been made and sold across the world. There isn't an online market place where you can't buy a copy of this project. We continue to support the product through income made from the sale of high quality robot kits, manufactured and shipped from the UK.
MeArm Website Where kits are available to purchase.
MeArm GitHub Code and resources.
phenoptix Thingiverse Physical designs and dxf files, alternative hosting, and other designed products.
Controllers and firmware for the MeArm are available for many different platforms, and can all be found in our company github.
Available Controllers
Arduino
- Library with Inverse Kinematics
- pcb V1.0 - AKA Brains Board using Pro Mini Clone
- pcb V2.0 - AKA MeArm Wifi using ESP8266
Raspberry Pi
- node.js control
- pcb V1.0 MeArm Pi
micro:bit
- pxt adds blocks to makecode
- makecode hosted on microbit.org
- pcb all versions AKA MeArm micro:bit
BeagleBoneBlack - Software hosted by Bob Stone
Espruino - JS Hardware with MeArm Examples
SparkCore - Software with features such as S-Curve movements
Repository Contents
This repository contains the design and cutting files for the MeArm. The MeArm is an Open Source 4DOF robot arm. It is intended to be a low cost and accessible robotics project for STEAM education.
Laser cut (3mm) dxf files and Assembly instruction pdf files are sorted into folders based on versions.
Files are collected from the various sources listed above.
Watch the Build Video on YouTube
Version History
Available in this repository
- V3.0 Revised with no elastic bands, still requires a PCB. Build time around 40 minutes.
- V2.0 Designed for MeArm Pi Kickstarter, incorporates a PCB in the base. Requires elastic bands or nitrile O rings. Build time 30 minutes.
- V1.0 First finished version. No PCB required. Build time around 2 hours.
All hosted on Thingiverse .
- V1.0 (First Finished Version)
- V0.4 (Considered the Beta Arm)
- V0.3 (Considered the Alpha Arm)
- V0.2 (Heavy Weight Revision)
- V0.1 (Proof of Concept)
License Information
The hardware is released under Creative Commons Share-alike 3.0.
All other code is open source so please feel free to do anything you want with it; you buy me a beer if you use this and we meet someday (Beerware license).
Also this boiler plate is yoinked from Sparkfun with thanks. Images are CC-SA-NC soz, have the files and design but take your own pics ;)
Parts
9| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | ~ | Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x03 | P2, P3, P4, P5 |
| 1 | 470uF | Capacitors_ThroughHole:C_Radial_D7.5_L11.2_P2.5 | C1 |
| 1 | CONNECTOR | Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_2x03 | P1 |
| 1 | LOGO | Custom:MIME_LOGO | ART2 |
| 1 | LOGO | Custom:MEARM_LOGO_NEW | ART3 |
| 1 | OSHW-LOGO | Custom:OSHW_LOGO | ART1 |
Questions
How big is the ServoPCB PCB?
It measures 60.8 × 70.3 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the ServoPCB use?
9 parts. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.
Where can I download the ServoPCB KiCad files?
From the MeArm/MeArm repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is hardware/Circuit Boards/ServoPCB.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the ServoPCB design in my own project?
Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask MeArm before reusing the design.
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