Need help on pick and place Robot

[sudhirkv]

Hi,

I am an Electronic engineer and would like to make a prototype pick and place robot. I am good at board design and programming but i am not sure on how to design the mechanical parts for the robot.

My requirement is to design a pick and place robot with a payload of not more than 500g. the payload will be a metallic object which can be of any shape. If any one can help me with a basic design concepts from there i can develop a robust industrial pick and place robot.

Please provide some inputs so that it will be usefull to start with.

Thanks in advance.

[jkerns]

http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_arm_tutorial.shtml