Newsgroups: comp.robotics
Path: cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu!rochester!jag
From: jag@cs.rochester.edu (Martin Jagersand)
Subject: Re: Anthropomorphic Robot < 15,000 stg	
Message-ID: <1994Nov23.171126.22976@cs.rochester.edu>
Organization: University of Rochester Computer Science Department
References: <Czq60K.5uC@aston.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 17:11:26 GMT
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In article <Czq60K.5uC@aston.ac.uk>, CJ DOHERTY <dohertcj@aston.ac.uk> wrote:
>Greetings,
>
>I have a UMI RT100 SCARA but I have been asked to submit a costing on an
>anthropomorphic robot by tomorrow. 
>
>The budget is about 5,000 to 15,000 sterling with educational discount.
>The requirements are
>
Do you intend to build one, or buy one? If you can find something in
this price range it's a real bargain. I'd definitely wnat one also, so
tell me about it.

As a comparison, the two we have looked at is Sarcos and Bill Townsend's
and cost US$ 700k (Including a force reflective telemanip rig) and 100k 
(without wrist and gripper) respectively.

The Sarcos arm is hydraulic, so I assume it's reasonably strong, but don't
rememer specs, and has a three finger gripper. BT's is cable drive with
backdrivable electrical motors. Can be equipped with a wrist, and a Penn 
hand, with reduced payload. I think orig payload is around 20 lbs, reduced 
10 or 15 by the hand and wrist.

Both are very impressing, but 100 k burns a big hole in the pocker and
700k even worse, so if you can find anything (even if less accurate
etc) in the 5-15k range please tell us. 

Good luck
Martin
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