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sensys001
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Small Robotic Arm

01/31/2009 6:57 AM

Does anyone have any idea who might make a low cost (say <$US2K) robotic arm?
I have found that Mitsubishi make one with a 1 kg payload but it is around $20K

Basic specs are:
Minimum 4 degrees of freedom
Payload <500 g max
Speed: not important
Positional accuracy: even 1 mm would be OK
Controller: Pref PC based

Something that might be useful in a robotics lab would be OK.

Many thanks.
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Re: Small Robotic Arm

01/31/2009 9:24 AM

Try looking under educational robotics training aids etc.

There are lots of small robotic arms for use as educational arms for sale much cheaper than a professional (Mitsubishi) robotic arm.

Most already have direct PC interfaces and would easily meet your requirements.

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Re: Small Robotic Arm

01/31/2009 10:43 PM

Hi Electroman,

Thanks for the suggestion.

I tried Googling "educational robots" ("educational" and "robotic arms") and the like and can only find toys (spiders, walking bots and assorted useless stuff)

There seems to be nothing between $60 toys and $20K real robots.....:-(
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Re: Small Robotic Arm

02/01/2009 9:25 AM

Hi, I've just Googled and found dozens of web sites with robotic arms varying from toys to professional uses...

try.... Results 1 - 10 of about 258,000 for robot arm education. (0.27 seconds)

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02/01/2009 6:35 AM

Check out the used equipment whoesalers.

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02/04/2009 5:39 AM

Thanks but I need something that is replicable - one-offs won't work.
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Re: Small Robotic Arm

02/02/2009 1:03 AM

sensys001:

Please look up www.artecrobotics.com, we speciallize on one-off custom-built solutions.Please send an RFQ (request for quotation) with details of the application and the ambient conditions.Nobody can make it more cost-effectively than us!

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02/02/2009 7:28 AM

I have a surplus robot that was used on a waterjet system. If you are interested contact me at ability@ameritech.net. I'll send photos.
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