Hobbyist builds AI-powered robot arm with YOLOv8 object detection

A 4-DOF Raspberry Pi 4B robot arm uses YOLOv8 object detection and VL53L1X depth sensing for autonomous object pickup. Features include a Three.js 3D web interface, 2-link inverse kinematics, and current-based gripper stall detection.
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