Mechanical Arm
A Mechanical Arm that allows for further reach when placing and breaking blocks. Uses new attributes added in the latest 1.20.5 Snapshots
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This Datapack and Resource Pack Combo adds the Mechanical Arm, an item that allows for block breaking and placing at further distances. This is inspired by the lost crab claw from the 2023 mob vote.
The reach when held goes from 5 blocks to 8. Works with tools and block placement.
THIS DATAPACK IS MADE FOR THE NEW 1.20.5 SNAPSHOTS AND WILL NOT WORK ON PREVIOUS VERSIONS
The Resource pack is important for the datapacks use.
THE Resource Pack says wrong version but I can not find the correct version for it.
The Recipe:
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 23w51a, 23w51b
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
- Downloads as Mechanical Arm Datapack.zip
- Download size: 17 KB
- Download link checked 9 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.