Hexapod CNC Router Robot

[jhanko]

I don't know if any of you have seen this, but have a look. It's pretty creepy...

 

[darkzero]

Dude, that's awesome! I love it! A portable CNC! The perfect pet for a machinist! :devil:

I wonder how much it cost? :green:

 

[LukeA]

I saw that in Popular Mechanics and I want one!

He should add 4th and fifth axes.

 

[Torque1st]

Thanks for the link!

 

[DaFABRICATA]

OMG!!! I WANT ONE!!!

Who needs a dog or cat when this thing can make stuff for you!! HAha!

 

[wquiles]

OMG!!! I WANT ONE!!!

+1

Way too cool, of course, just imagine the damage it "could" do if it had a "Blue Screen of Death" event !!!

 

[precisionworks]

The basic kit is $999, without the router attachment:

http://www.trossenrobotics.com/micromagic-systems-hexapod-kit.aspx?feed=Froogle

 

[KC2IXE]

when I saw the thread title, I was expecting something more like this

Okuma Hexapod

 

[precisionworks]

That Okuma is slick ... most machining centers move in X Y Z plus rotation in two of those axes for a total of five. That one must have 6+

http://www.mmsonline.com/zones/metalworking/machining-centers-five-axis.aspx

 

[G1K]

It looks like they're using servos and a brushless motor similar to an RC aircraft. That's a really neat contraption, I can thin of so many uses for it...

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