The creation and application of a 5-axis robotic arm intended for material handling and sorting tasks is shown in this work. Our 5 Degree of Freedom (DOF) robotic manipulator prototype was developed in response to the growing use of robotics in many industries to solve difficult problems. Now industries are using Robots in place of CNC machines. The manipulator’s mobility is controlled using programming that makes use of open-source technology, particularly Arduino. Furthermore, to guarantee sufficient lifting capability, we integrated servo motors with different torque specifications at each joint and used Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printing technology to fabricate the hardware components. Because of the use of the open source technology, low cost microcontroller (Arduion), and servo motor, the developed 5 DOF robotic manipulator is cost effective and reliable. For the study and research of transformation matrices, kinematics, and other related robotics issues, this articulated robotic arm is a useful tool.