Patent ID: 7623945

Claim:
A robotic arm master controller comprising: a) a base adapted to be secured to a supporting structure; b) a first member rotatably connected to said base and providing upper arm yaw movement; c) a second member and a third member that are serially and rotatably connected to each other and to said first member and providing extension movement and upper arm pitch movement; d) a fourth member rotatably connected to said third member by a first pivot having a first axis of rotation and that is positioned so as to be adapted to be operably aligned with the wrist of a user and providing for wrist yaw movement; e) a fifth member rotatably connected to said fourth member by a second pivot having a second axis of rotation and positioned so as to be adapted to be aligned with the wrist of the user and wherein said second axis of rotation is at an angle of ninety degrees from said first axis of rotation and further providing for wrist pitch movement; f) said fifth member including an arched section; and g) a hand grip that is sized and shaped so as to be adapted to be held in a palm of a hand of the user; said hand grip being pivotally joined to said fifth member at a third pivot near a distal end of said arched section and providing for roll associated with the hand; said arched section being sized and shaped so as to be adapted to extend across the palm of the hand of a user during use, so that the third pivot is located within the hand during use.