Re: EMC and 4th axis

Dan Mauch wrote:

> I didn't persue it because there was no software to control
> it. So with all the features that you are adding to emc I
> think that a hexapod machine could well be attainable for a
> small machine shop.

When I read about the first hexapod in Modern Machine Shop, the author
of the article offered some speculation to a G&L engineer as to the math
behind the motion controls. The engineer replied he could neither
confirm nor deny anything without risking his job.
Year or two later, I read an article on another variant, where it was
stated the algorithms could easily be handled by a 486.
I would expect within 4-5 years someone will have built one in their
garage....

Jon