[sudo-discuss] robot arm for sudoroom

[Matthew Senate]

I'd chip in $20 just for the excitement.


On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 10:41 AM, Torrie Fischer <tdfischer at hackerbots.net>
wrote:

> On Friday, July 18, 2014 01:17:07 Patrik D'haeseleer wrote:
> > Count me in for $20 as well.
> >
> > One correction though:
> >
> > Q:  What's the worst thing that could happen?
> >
> > > A:  We end up scrapping it because nobody cares about a giant robot :(
> >
> > The worst thing that could happen is that this thing seriously injures or
> > even kills someone! Industrial robots moving autonomously are scarily
> > strong, fast, and dangerous.
> >
> > I assume 16 sqft is just the footprint for the robot itself? What reach
> > does it have? I would guess we would need a cage at least double that
> size
> > to do anything useful with it.
> >
> > Hm - what's the chance we could suspend this thing from the ceiling? You
> > could hang it so it's safely out of reach, and then lift whatever it's
> > working on within its work area.
> >
> > Plus, what hackerspace has an industrial robot looming overhead? :-D
>
> Maybe not overhead, but Maker's Alliance in Cleveland has a robot arm they
> acquired in a similar fashion. If you need help or advice with things I'd
> poke
> them and see what they say :)
>
> >
> > Patrik
>
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