The aim of this project was to design and fabricate a 5-Degree of Freedom (DOF) robotic maipulator, coupled with rudimentary computer control. The dexterity of a robotic manipulator is dependent on the number of joints it posseses. Yhese joints allow the robot motion, and are commonly either rotating joints or sliding joints. This robotic manipulator is built in the form of a human arm from the shoulder upwards to the wrist, and posseses five rotating jpints, hence the designation '5-DOF'. The development of the manipulator began as concepts, which was gradually modified based on existing industrial robotic arms.