Ozobot ORA

Meet ORA – the innovative collaborative robot

Collaborative robots (cobots), like traditional robots, perform automated, repetitive tasks set by a technician or engineer. They help perform tasks with repetitive movements or lift heavy objects. And because they are equipped with numerous safety features, they are often implemented when working alongside humans – for instance, in lighter assembly, packaging, and quality control. Ozobot ORA is an example of just such a professional cobot. The six-axis robotic arm, however, finds its application in modern STEAM education for students in high schools and universities. It will turn a classroom or lab into a miniature factory and spark interest in technical education for the next generation of process engineers, automation technicians, factory specialists, and robot and cobot operators! Students will develop an understanding of coordinate planes and robotics concepts to advanced programming with conditional coding and ladder logic. They will gain a strong foundation in process engineering, factory operations, and more.

Innovative technology, yet suitable for beginners

Standing nearly three-quarters of a meter tall, the fully extended ORA arm has a reach radius of 440 mm. It is equipped with a finger or vacuum gripper to be able to lift, move, and manipulate objects in its proximity. With six independently controllable axes, students can program the ORA to work in almost any position to accomplish any task or challenge they encounter. With a plug-and-play design, the cobot can be easily set up using the included power supply, emergency stop, and mounting accessories. Its programming is no puzzle. You'll create programs for the robotic arm in the ORA block editor, which is based on the familiar Ozobot Blockly interface. It offers several levels of coding so that both beginners and advanced users can work in it. This editor also supports the Python programming language.

Learn while having fun with a wide range of coding activities

Your task will be to program precise movements of the robotic arm to lift, maneuver, and manipulate objects. The ORA coordinate system and gridded pad will help you get started. This will allow you to accurately and efficiently move the robotic arm to pre-programmed locations. Once you have mastered working with ORA, you can move on to more advanced linear and articulated movements. You'll gradually explore the principles of atmospheric pressure, and how robotic vacuum grippers use pressure differentials and fluid dynamics to grasp and move objects. ORA is the only cobot designed for students, that’s supported by a comprehensive library of lessons. The Ozobot Classroom provides material tailored to introductory lessons and more complex topics.

ORA and Evo? The perfect match!

The robotic arm's vacuum gripper is ideal for handling rounded objects – just like the Ozobot Evo! With the ORA editor, you can create programs that control ORA and Ozobot Evo simultaneously. ORA is also compatible with other educational technologies including 3D printing and laser cutting, so students can expand their engineering skills by creating their own work holding and material manipulation accessories. Through the ever-growing 3D CAD Library, Ozobobot provides students with a host of free ORA print accessories. Have fun!

Structured concurrency

Unlike the event-based approach known from other comparable visual programming languages, ORA uses structured concurrency. This is one of the most important features students learn when working with ORA. Structured concurrency, built into the ORA editor, allows finer control over the completion or termination of parallel processes. This offers a uniquely powerful and flexible approach to managing concurrent tasks within a program. To give you a better idea, it allows students to create complex systems and program both ORA and Evo to perform separate tasks within a single code. Structured concurrency expands the learning opportunities and challenges for students working with ORA while encouraging collaboration on projects among students at different levels of programming skills.

Meet Ozobot ORA in a video!

Features summary

Robotic arm

Six-axis design with removable end tools

Equipped with finger and vacuum gripper

Easy plug-and-play setup

Programming suitable for all skill levels

Block programming in the ORA editor (same interface as Blockly editor)

Python programming language support

Advanced structured concurrency

Companion educational content in the rich library of Ozobot Classroom lessons

Seamless compatibility with Evo robots

Suitable for teaching in high schools, universities, and other educational institutions

Designed for teaching process engineering and factory operations

Technical specification

Payload: 600 g

Total Weight: 7.2 kg

Maximum reach: 440 mm

Maximum tool speed: 500 mm/s

Repeatability: +/– 0.5mm

Motor Type: DC Brushless

Power In: 100–120 V ~ 8A

Software Ozobot Blockly

Maximum joint speed 180 deg/sec

Joint 1 – range +/- 360 degrees

Joint 2 – range +/- 150 degrees

Joint 3 – range +/- 360 degrees

Joint 4 – range +/- 360 degrees

Joint 5 – range +/- 124 degrees

Joint 6 – range +/- 360 degrees

Color: white

Package content

ORA Robot

24V Power Supply & Cable

Mounting Plate

Quadrant Mat

Emergency Power Button

Ethernet Data Cable

End Tool Adapter Cable

C-Clamps (2)

Assembly Components and Tools

End Tool: Gripper

End Tool: Vacuum Gripper with Vacuum Cups

Evo Robots (2)

Wood Cylinders (9)

Quick start guide

Documentation

Ozobot ORA – Quick start guide




In 2012, Ozobot comes up with a new small robot prototype, and after 2 years of development, the robot is presented at the largest consumer electronics fair in Las Vegas. In the next years children and students all over the world quickly took a liking to. Since then, the Ozobot company has been making fun programmable robots for the next generation. The mission of Ozobots is to inspire young people to develop new technologies, instead of passively using them. Currently, the entire Ozobot concept perfectly fulfills the principles of STEAM education – linking polytechnic fields and a creative approach to develop a sustainable future.