ngiannot@Micrognosis.los-gatos.CA.US (Speaker-to-Workstations) (03/01/91)
I am looking for companies which sell robotic arms or arm kits designed for educational or hobbyist use (i.e. not industrial quality). The arm will be used as part of a computerised "smart" CD/DAT jukebox project I'm fooling with in my spare time. So far my inquiries have only turned up industrial robot manufacturers whose cheapest arms & controllers are beyond my requirements in both ability, precision and price (i.e. > $15K). Hopefully someone out there makes less serious robot arms for about $2K - $5K. Any info on companies doing this would be greatly appreciated. Please email me and I'll post a summary later if enough interest is raised. Thanks in advance, Nico ///| ///| Nicholas Giannotis ///|| ///|| Micrognosis, Inc. ///|||///||| 475 Alberto Way Suite 200 Los Gatos CA 95030 USA /// |||// ||| /// |||/ ||| nico@micrognosis.los-gatos.ca.us +1 408 399 4001 "... _NOBODY_ expects the Spanish Inquisition!"
smith@sndpit.enet.dec.com (Willie Smith) (03/01/91)
In article <291@miccal.CAMPBELL.CA.US>, ngiannot@Micrognosis.los-gatos.CA.US (Speaker-to-Workstations) writes... >I am looking for companies which sell robotic arms or arm kits designed for >educational or hobbyist use (i.e. not industrial quality). A couple of places are selling the Heathkit arms surplus for a few hundred dollars. A great deal for the price, in fact I'm considering getting a second one for spare parts and arm-wrestling. :+) Dunno if they have the precision you need for your application, but then I don't know if you can afford the presision you need for your application.... Willie Smith smith@sndpit.enet.dec.com smith%sndpit.enet.dec.com@decwrl.dec.com {Usenet!Backbone}!decwrl!sndpit.enet.dec.com!smith