Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Digest Number 700

Dave

EMC is capable of running a hexapod. Dave Anderson ran the cable
controlled unit at NAMES this last year. You can see photos of the show
including one hexapod shot at:

/http://www.linuxcnc.org/NAMES2000.html

There are also several hexapod photos from the show at:

http://users.nni.com/daveland/names_2000.html

If I understand correctly there is an experimental unit running in
Germany and a couple of folk are working on a second generation calculator
for hexapod kinematics. NIST has completed the full 6 axis g-code
interpreter and Fred Proctor indicated yesterday that they plan full 6
axis motion planning asap.

That means that you will have a low-cost control that will run a hexapod.
It will include xyz roll pitch and yaw. There is also provision for a
number of different Stewart Platform configurations.

When the 6 axis is ready, I have a fab shop here that is talking about
building a flame table with a 20x20x6 foot work envelope. Flame and laser
cutting would work great with the cable system.

Ray

> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:57:51 -0000
> From: "Dave Goodchild" <Daveg@...>
> Subject: hexabot
>
> I was just at the IMTS in Chicago and saw a hexabot table. I was
> wondering if anyone has had any luck tackling a project like this for
> home shop use. The actual table I saw is at this site
> http://www.hexel.com/