Robot arm for Repraping? Hi there. I'm an industrial design student (from Israel). I got a nice Robotic Arm link - http://www.theoldrobots.com/scorbot.html and thought about a crazy idea.. scor-er3-10.JPG mod_embed_images_loadimage('725493de96adec4f6a784783b47b5499', '/forum/thumbcache/ccc/b06/07c/131/9fb/723/481/217/3d4/da3/19_800x400.png', 'http://www.theoldrobots.com/images26/scor-er3-10.JPG', 'https://reprap.org/forum/addon.php?1,module=embed_images,check_scaling=1,url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theoldrobots.com%2Fimages26%2Fscor-er3-10.JPG', '', 66620, 800, 400, 'Loading image ...', false); Place an extruder instead of it Grips, (somehow) make it "speak" with reprap host software (I think it's REALLY complicated, since one first need to calculate, using Trigonometry, the position of the tip of the extruder. I think it is possible, but I don't know where to begin with... btw - the company claim it has a Repeatability of: +- .05mm (+- 0.02") (will this be sufficient for 3d printing?). ANY ideas and/or thought will be greatly appreiciated :)-D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,66620#msg-66620 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:23:10 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,129988#msg-129988 Re: Robot arm for Repraping? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,129988#msg-129988
[singularityhub.com]]]> EvoGenius General Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:15:07 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,129870#msg-129870 Re: Robot arm for Repraping? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,129870#msg-129870
b) Dynamic accuracy is more important than static accuracy. Most arms have poor dynamic performance, even though they can be fairly accurate when still.

Possible to convert to a printer? Probably.

Realistically? Not without massive effort.]]> Andrew Diehl General Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:25:00 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,129756#msg-129756 Re: Robot arm for Repraping? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,129756#msg-129756 -------------------------------------------------------
> Well - considering I got it free (birthday present
> from a very good friend) - It won't be so
> expensive :)

I wish I had friends who bought me robotic arms for my birthday. :o]]> yngndrw General Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:27:20 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,129717#msg-129717 Re: Robot arm for Repraping? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,129717#msg-129717
T Case]]> TCase General Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:24:50 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,129702#msg-129702 Re: Robot arm for Repraping? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,129702#msg-129702 It is an interesting challenge to write the control algorithms. It is a similar task to the 5 axis CNC machines. The software for those is $1000s, I don't know of any open source software.]]> bobc General Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:42:08 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,129690#msg-129690 Re: Robot arm for Repraping? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,129690#msg-129690 dissidence General Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:58:24 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,129674#msg-129674 Re: Robot arm for Repraping? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,129674#msg-129674 kirk211 General Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:11:19 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,66743#msg-66743 Re: Robot arm for Repraping? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,66743#msg-66743
Why not simply make an extruder head that the grips can pick up?

This gives you another option: Make more extruder heads, and a place to store them next to the work area. Each can be preloaded with multiple types or colours of plastics. You can also heat each one up only when needed (ie: just before they are required).

You will have to work out a way to not get the plastic filament feeds tangled though, or bending the plastic too much.]]> Cefiar General Sun, 21 Nov 2010 07:08:35 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,66672#msg-66672 Re: Robot arm for Repraping? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,66672#msg-66672
The next question is can we redesign the arm to make it printable by a reprap?]]> rocket_scientist General Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:26:25 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,66622#msg-66622 Re: Robot arm for Repraping? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,66622#msg-66622 eranglr General Fri, 19 Nov 2010 07:31:59 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,66621#msg-66621 Re: Robot arm for Repraping? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,66621#msg-66621 This will be much more expensive than building a Mendel but it would certainly look cool...]]> rhmorrison General Fri, 19 Nov 2010 07:28:45 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,66620#msg-66620 Robot arm for Repraping? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,66620,66620#msg-66620 I'm an industrial design student (from Israel).

I got a nice Robotic Arm link -
http://www.theoldrobots.com/scorbot.html
and thought about a crazy idea..


Place an extruder instead of it Grips, (somehow) make it "speak" with reprap host software (I think it's REALLY complicated, since one first need to calculate, using Trigonometry, the position of the tip of the extruder.

I think it is possible, but I don't know where to begin with...

btw - the company claim it has a Repeatability of: +- .05mm (+- 0.02") (will this be sufficient for 3d printing?).

ANY ideas and/or thought will be greatly appreiciated :)-D
]]> eranglr General Fri, 19 Nov 2010 07:14:22 -0500