# Programming an industrial robot arm to juggle

DevFeed: [Programming an industrial robot arm to juggle](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/programming-an-industrial-robot-arm-to-juggle-86135.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/13/programming-an-industrial-robot-arm-to-juggle/>)

Author: Anne Barela

Published: 2026-10-13T17:13:24Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Adafruit Industries](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/adafruit-industries-makers-hackers-artists-designers-and-engineers.md>)

Topics: [robot sense of touch](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/robot-sense-of-touch.md>), [Robot Manipulation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/robot-manipulation.md>), [AdventureX 2026](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/adventurex2026.md>)

Tags: [hackathon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hackathon.md>), [industrial](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/industrial.md>), [juggling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/juggling.md>), [precision](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/precision.md>), [programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming.md>), [robot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/robot.md>), [robot-arm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/robot-arm.md>), [robotic-arm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/robotic-arm.md>), [robotics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/robotics.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>)

## AI overview

A project from Viam's Fine Motor Skills Hackathon explores whether a precision uFactory robot arm can juggle. The team found that fast, ballistic motion was more difficult than expected, and shared the code used to control the arm.

## Source excerpt

Mandy Meindersma posted a project on Hackster.io that asks a simple question: can a uFactory robot arm juggle? The arm is known for precision. Fast, ballistic motion is a different problem. The work came out of Viam's Fine Motor Skills Hackathon in September 2026. Meindersma teamed up with Jie Xuan Tang and Aika K to [...]