Microbot Alpha II Robot & Controller w/ Teach Pendant (Teachmover, Fisher) Rare!

Description

Microbot Alpha II Robot and Controller (Rare)with Teach Pendant (Teachmover, Fisher Maxx-5)
Great robot platform for learning or general use.
This unit is tested and fully functions.
It includes the Robot Arm, the controller box, all power and interface cords, as well as the Teach Pendant, for driving and training the robot - all shown in the pictures. The robot arm ships in its original packaging, which will keep it well protected in transit.
Some History and Info:
The Microbot Alpha II (by Microbot in Mountain View and Sunnyvale, CA_) is a revolute arm controlled by a PC and interfaceable through RS-232 serial communication ports.
The actuators are open-loop control with electrical stepper motors.
The arms are cable driven and are capable of precise positioning tasks.
A fully functional dual-finger gripper is integrated.
Also branded as a “Teachmover Robot”,the Microbot TeachMover is a durable, affordable robotic arm used for the teaching of robotic fundamentals. Specifically designed to simulate industrial robot operations in the classroom or laboratory, over 5,000 TeachMovers are used in secondary schools, colleges, universities and industrial training programs. The Teach Control makes programming the TeachMover as simple as operating a hand-held calculator but permits surprisingly sophisticated routines. Using the keys on the Teach Control, the user programs the arm to execute any series of movements; the finished program can then be edited and repeated. The TeachMover can also be operated in conjunction with most computers through their RS-232C ports.
The TeachMover's possible motions include base rotation, shoulder bend, elbow bend, wrist pitch and wrist roll,so it can simulate the motions of most industrial units in production situations. The TeachMover is supplied with a built-in gripper so it can be put to use immediately without any special additions or modifications. Using parallel jaws, the gripper can sense whether or not it is holding an object and the size of that object within + or - (1/16").
This unit for sale is a Maxx-5, branded by Fisher Scientific for automating lab testing.
It is one of the latest models of Alpha II Microbots.
Aside from the cream color and Fisher label on the side of the arm, this is a classic Alpha II.
There are a number of websites that talk about the Alpha II.
Hoss’s Robotics Info, …theoldrobots.com/Teachmover3, and others.
Over the years, we have collected manuals and source code samples to control the robot from a computer.
We can share those with the new owner.
Shipped via UPS Ground within 3 days of receipt of payment (usually 1 day).  This ships in two packages.  The Ebay shipping estimator doesn't allow for two packages to be entered ahead of time, so we used the robot box dimensions, and added the weight of the 2nd box with the controller.  Any increased shipping cost of the two packages will be covered by us.
Thank you for your interest in our listing!