Here I will list a variety of mounts I designed for our team for the Amazon Picking Challenge.
Kinect Mount
Here is a Microsoft Xbox One Kinect mount. Kinects were originally used by the vision team for object recognition and pose estimation. We originally needed 1 on each arm, as well as one on top of the torso. They had mount securely and add as little extra volume as possible. The mount was designed to fit the existing bolts on the robot, used to secure the arm covers to the arms.
MiniPC Mount
The next mount looks very similar, however that one is for mounting a MiniPC onto the robot’s arm. The RealSense RGBD sensors we wanted to use did not work well with USB extension cables, so we had to mount the PC within reach of the camera’s USB cable.
I am a firm believer that 3D printing planar pieces is a waste of time and resources, so I cut the flat bits out of plywood.
RealSense RGBD Camera Mount & Shield
A small project I did for the Robotics Lab. The RealSense RGBD camera needed to be mounted onto Motoman’s arm.
The most straight-forward way to do this was to use the existing Kinect mounts (in red). Since we are now reaching into tight spaces more and more often, we sometimes experience collisions. This is why I decided to build an enclosure around the camera for protection.
The enclosure was cut out of 5mm plywood and a small plastic retainer was 3D printed, to hold the camera in place.
P.S. Initially I designed a 3D printable mount for the RealSense. You can see images of it below.
UPDATE (Dec 2017): Having a shield around the camera has paid off. The enclosure has suffered multiple collisions by now but still holding strong.