Build log of reviving an industrial robot

[transistor-man]

http://transistor-man.com/bluebot_revival.html#what

[transistor-man]

Recently finished reviving an ancient SCARA robot, adding a modern control software, giving it a paintbrush and a heavy dose of python.

The build report is a bit heavy on the robot mechanical and electrical hardware, but there's a github repo of image processing to synthesize the brush gcode and I thought you folks might be interested.

A quick video demo: https://vimeo.com/213723506

[Kyerohtaron]

This is cool stuff, I enjoyed reading about it very much! What plans do you have for for the robot and system after the painting contest is over?

[transistor-man → Kyerohtaron]

Thanks! Curiously the plan is to attach a comrade's fiberlaser to it for some steel sheet lasercutting.

[Kyerohtaron → transistor-man]

Excellent! I'd love to see the results if lasering works out.