Re: robotic workcell design

One other thing. I was not asking for an existing design I could
plagiarize, rather I was interested in finding out if you guys
thought there was even a remote chance a complete gantry design could
be realized for $2000.00 and if so, what limitations that price point
would place on it. (travel, belt drive vs ballscrew, linear rails
and carriages vs shafting and frelon bearings, etc.).

If anyone has an existing mechanical design that would fit the bill,
perhaps we could do a joint article where I work on the electronics,
software and end application (machine vision and pickup tool for
example).

Thanks,

Rick