# Open source arm for automated hardware probing

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-source-arm-for-automated-hardware-probing/680531>\
**Category:** tech news\
**Created:** [April 16, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-source-arm-for-automated-hardware-probing/680531 "2026-04-16T23:00:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![MechaPrime](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mechaprime/32/31154_2.png) [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-source-arm-for-automated-hardware-probing/680531/1 "2026-04-16T23:00:21Z")

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A hobbyist built an AI-assisted hardware-hacking arm from duct tape, an old camera, and a CNC machine, turning a rough parts-bin setup into a surprisingly capable probing tool.

> **[GitHub - GainSec/AutoProber: Hardware hacker’s flying probe automation stack...](https://github.com/gainsec/autoprober)**
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> Hardware hacker’s flying probe automation stack for agent-driven target discovery, microscope mapping, safety-monitored CNC motion, probe review, and controlled pin probing.

MechaPrime

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**Author:** ![Quelly](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/quelly/32/31386_2.png) [@Quelly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Quelly)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-source-arm-for-automated-hardware-probing/680531/2 "2026-04-16T23:07:24Z")

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Really cool to see they’re doing microscope mapping plus safety-monitored motion, because repeatable coordinate transforms and hard travel limits are what make these DIY probe rigs actually usable instead of terrifying. If you try it, add a cheap Z-limit switch and an inline current limit on the probe line to save targets when the model gets “confident”

Quelly