Do a search on ebay for robot then have it sort by highest price and you should be able to find what you need for around $1,500.00 Robert
> First, I know zippo about manufacturing (I'm a civil engineer and land
> surveyor) so please excuse me if I ask any particularly dumb questions. >
> I'm looking at the possibility of setting up a robot to perform a simple
> pick-and-place / sorting operation. It will need to select small 1" * 1"
> * 1/4" plastic or metal tiles individually from specified positions from
> one tray or feed and assemble them in a specified order and orientation
> on a receiver tray about 36" * 36". Repeatability and accuracy required
> are not particularly high - 1-2 mm would do OK.
>
> It may also have to take images of the input tray with, I imagine, a
> digital camera, and relay them back to the controlling computer. >
> None of this is (yet, anyway) "mission-critical", nor warrants any great
> expense; it's more proof-of-concept, so I'm maybe looking at tracking
> down a used machine or even a "hobbyist" solution.
>
>
> My question, basically, is: what type of machine will do this? I've
> spent a little time on the Web and found two apparently suitable
> configurations - the SCARA machine and the XY table, but I don't know
> enough to take it much further
>
> Any advice, opinions, URLs welcome.
>
> Thanks
> --
> Stuart Dawson Dawson Engineering
> snipped-for-privacy@dawson-eng.demon.co.uk
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