[dar303]

I was given this little machine:

http://www.cnczone.com/gallery/data/...ium/robot1.JPG

it is pneumatically operated with lots of electrically controlled valves and sensors. It even has a pressure sensor for the gripper.

There are some good sized slides on it so i'm thinking of stripping it for CNC-machine parts...what do you think?

http://www.cnczone.com/gallery/data/..._for_scale.JPG

The parts are all from PHDInc:
http://www.phdinc.com/products/default-menu.asp

/daniel

[single phase]

What was the robot designed to do?

[dar303]

I think it was a simple educational tool but made with good parts...I also has a Hitachi PLC to control it.
I think it was uset with some sort of small conveyer-belt machine to simulate a small production facility.

[zachjowi]

how does one obtain a robot for free?

[ajl6549]

Thats really cool I've always wanted to get into robotics. I'm a CNC Programmer/setup/machinist man myself and have near no exp. with robotics.

[dar303]

how does one obtain a robot for free?

Let all your friends know that you are into all sorts of strange machinery and tell them to look everywhere for stuff for you!