For fun and experimentation

Lithography, deposition, and etching require robots to get wafers in and out of vacuum and isolated-treatment environments. With the help of controllers and sensors, Autocalibration Technology software can setup these robots automatically.

Robotics lend themselves to inspiring creativity through experimentation and prototyping. “For that, we have intelligently designed robot kits and components, plus solutions to common problems — and tons of information on doing hobby robotics,” says Jim Frye, owner of Lynxmotion Inc., Pekin, Ill. One Lynxmotion product is a $300 robot called the Bipedal Robotic Articulating Transport; the set is compatible with the company's Servo Erector Set. Connect at lynxmotion.com.

For more information

Moog Components Group
(540) 552-3011
www.moog.com/about/components-group

Adept Technology Inc.
(800) 292-3378
www.adept.com

National Instruments
(800) 531-5066
www.ni.com

Kollmorgen
(540) 633-3545
www.kollmorgen.com

ACS Motion Control
(763) 559-7669
www.acsmotioncontrol.com
Visit for a free motion simulator.

iRobot Corp.
(877) 855-8593
www.irobot.com

Moog Industrial Group
(716) 652-2000
www.moog.com/precisionpositioning

PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P.
(508) 832-3456
www.pi-usa.us

DENSO Robotics
(888) 476-2689
www.densorobotics.com