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MCS500

About

About MCS500

MCS500 is a four-axis SCARA robot with a 225 mm horizontal reach, 102 mm vertical stroke and continuous rotation at the tool axis. It carries a rated 500 g payload, reaches 1 kg under specified conditions and has stated position repeatability of 0.005 mm. A 0.42-second reference cycle and high joint speeds suit repeated planar movement between closely spaced process stations.

The 4.3 kg arm can be mounted on a table or inverted, allowing it to fit inside compact assembly, inspection and laboratory equipment. Mecademic supplies the robot as a plug-and-work automation component with an embedded controller and programming through standard computer or PLC interfaces. Integrators add the gripper, fixture and process tooling, then use the SCARA geometry for pick-and-place, dispensing, component insertion and other high-throughput tasks that fit its planar motion envelope.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

  • Workflows: Industrial manipulation workflow
  • Operating environments: Factory floor
  • Target markets: Machine builders, lab automation teams and manufacturers needing compact SCARA automation.
  • Deployment model: Commercial SCARA robot with published payload, reach and repeatability specs.
  • Robotic assembly

    Claimed - Mecademic identifies small-component design, inspection and assembly as MCS500 applications.

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  • Robotic inspection

    Claimed - Mecademic identifies small-component design, inspection and assembly as MCS500 applications.

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Timeline

  • Mecademic launches MicroDASH MCS500 micro-SCARA robot

    2023-10-05 - Product Launch - The MicroDASH series began with first shipments of the MCS500 SCARA. MCS500 targets small-component design, inspection, and assembly applications. The robot offers 4-axis motion and 0.005 mm repeatability.

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Context

Market context

MCS500 is Mecademic's compact SCARA robot for fast, precise small-part automation.

  • Target environment: Factory cells, lab automation benches and small-footprint assembly environments.
  • Workflow context: Pick-and-place, assembly, inspection, dispensing and small-part handling.
  • Customer context: Machine builders, lab automation teams and manufacturers needing compact SCARA automation.
  • Deployment model: Commercial SCARA robot with published payload, reach and repeatability specs.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercially available robot in Mecademic's MicroDASH line.
  • Adoption constraints: Payload and reach are intentionally small; it is built for precision micro-automation rather than broad industrial lifting.
  • Market position: Precision SCARA counterpart to Meca500, aimed at compact workcells with high repeatability requirements.
  • Adjacent products: Meca500, compact SCARA robots, small-part automation

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