This gantry robot was designed for my bachelor thesis in Industrial Engineering at OST – Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences.
The goal was to make a modular, low-cost gantry robot that used only easily obtainable parts. This robot has a working area of around 520mm x 520mm x 100mm. The working area can be easily adjusted by lengthening or shortening the length of the rods and the belts. The robot should cost about $ 185 in total depending on where you get the parts from. The DXF-files are cut out with a laser cutter. As material can be used 3mm thick MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard). The limited switches and the grippers are attached to plates which can be modified with the STEP-files. You can use superglue to secure the parts. The mounting plates for the gripper are also compatible with beams from Lego or Makeblock.
A construction manual with a full parts list can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gG097dZKn71clVyrQ0PMQUrVuq-kgIxkyf7LcwjQ510/edit?usp=sharing
| Befestigungsplatte_KW1-103-7_Endschalter.step | 17.4KB | |
| Befestigungsplatte_mechanischer_Endschalter.step | 19.5KB | |
| Greifer-Befestigungsplatte_11x11.step | 163.7KB | |
| Greifer-Befestigungsplatte_9x17.step | 204.0KB | |
| Portalroboter.dxf | 485.5KB | |
| Weitere_Endschalter_Greifer-Befestigungsplatten.dxf | 112.2KB |
