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I am a photographer and working on building a Mendel for RP (See RepRapWiki) but need to design in additional features.
Photography has traditionally been used to represent our 3 dimensional world using 2 dimensional media. My objective is to be able to create 3 dimension photographic works and would appreciate help from those familiar with design and control of robotic devices.
What I need is a small 6 axis robotic arm which could be fixed to the Mendel's carriage to hold either a laser or a tiny spray gun. The arm has to be able to reach into the nooks and crannies of a model once it has been built. I have no idea how to go about either designing or building such a device nor how to control it.
Models will be built in the mendel. The tiny spray gun will be used to apply baryta coatings & light sensitive photographic emulsions so will need to handle a range of viscosities. The laser will be used to expose the emulsions to light and the model will subsequently be processed using traditional chemicals.
The mendel will be installed in a darkroom.
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