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From: hertz@ecf.toronto.edu (HERTZ  ROGER BARRY)
Subject: Re: NEEDED: USED ROBOT
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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1993 14:55:21 GMT
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In article <28c92o$jis@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu>,
Gilbert Soucy <soucy@McRCIM.McGill.EDU> wrote:
>
>1) Does anyone know company names or any organizations where we could buy 
>   such used robots?
>
(from FAQ)
Antenen Research
PO Box 95
Hamilton, OH 45012
(800) 323-9555
(513) 887-4700
fax (513) 887-4703
  New and used robots for manufacturing, research and training.
  Used at savings of 40% - 70%. Also lots of parts and accessories.

I saw their display at the Robots and Vision Show in Detroit this
spring.  They have alot of SCARA robots for sale, but I'm not sure
about Gantry robots.

>2) Is it, in general, possible to mount the wrist at the other end of the 
>   prismatic joint of a SCARA robot ? (so that we can mount it on the ceiling)
>

Sounds reasonable enough, depending on exactly how the manufacturer
connects the P joint to the forearm of the robot.  I would suggest
just rotating the P joint 180 degrees, so that its facing up.
This would do a nice job in lifting the workspace above the
robot (or below the robot in your case).  Should be easy enough
enough to modify the mechanism, but changing the controller parameters
may a little bit more of a challange.

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>Gilbert Soucy		  McGill Research Centre for Intelligent Machines
>soucy@mcrcim.mcgill.edu	  Computer Vision and Robotics Lab
>(514) 398-8205		  McGill University, Montreal, H3A 3A7, CANADA


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