Building a small 6 Dof Bot

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Hey guys, so last year I was able to work with a Fanuc robot at my old job Google, LR-Mate200id. I was able to clear some faults after not being operated for 4 years and teach it some points and get a small program going in auto mode. None of the other previous googlers could figure this issue out.

Now I do mechatronics at Mercedes sprinter van body shop and program, re teach, touch up, all around maintenance kuka bots

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After working closely with these robots, I want to build a small 6 DOF bot similar to the lr-mate 200, size wise. I found some servo motors and encoders on Amazon but I’m not sure how to go about creating a power supply for 6 motors, and how will I control them. I wish to use a teach pendant similar to Kuka or fanuc if possible and eventually I wish to build a plc and hmi system also. My goal is more or less to better myself with overall robot operations, and mainly to learn plc programming and sequencing. I’d prefer to be able to use Siemens Tia portal or step 7.

All advice in the right direction would be greatly appreciated!

After programming the Fanuc at Google, I was in the process of figuring out how to connect the AB plc and Hmi they already had previously been using. I wanted to create my own logic and design my own HMI screen but my contract ended and I took a better job in the automation field and didn’t get to finish this project….

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I plan on make some cad designs and using our mill at work to design the arms and possibly the base, gonna use a “Kuka”/“Fanuc” style design. Powered by servi motors from Amazon. Really needing help with understanding how encoders work, how I will program them, and what TP will I be able to use or maybe find a generic one…all input appreciated!

Well the robot I plan to build will be much larger than a desktop robot. Likely 5’ when standing straight up. Give or take…I’ve googled alot with not much information on pendants or connections for the servos or if I’ll need profinet connections. Also not much information on universal TPs not to be confused with the brand universal robots….its going to be a year long project and I’ll likely start with designing, machining and fitting. Just wanted to know if anyone had any experience in this type of config at home