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Mecademic is a robotics company founded 2013, based in Canada, developing 2 robots primarily in the Industrial Arm category.
World's smallest, most compact and most precise six-axis industrial robot arm for life sciences, medical devices, automotive and electronics.
Mecademic designs and manufactures the Meca500, the world's smallest 6-axis industrial robot arm, and the MCS500 SCARA robot. These robots are used in aerospace, automotive, education, lab automation, medical devices, jewelry, and watchmaking. Key differentiators include ultra-compact size, embedded controller, and high precision. The company is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
Active products
2
Robo Score
60
BBB
View factor breakdown
Price range
$15K
1 of 2 priced
Top-rated product
A
Robo Index
Meca500
Company facts
- HQ
- Montreal, Canada
- Founded
- 2013 · 13 yrs
- Website
- mecademic.com
Robo Score
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Milestones
Launch of Meca500-OBS robot for optics manufacturing
Press coverage
Active products by Mecademic
2 shown| # | Category | Key specs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Meca500 | Industrial Arm | Reach 330 mm·Payload 1 kg | $15.0K | 2015 | A |
| 2 |  | MCS500 | Industrial Arm | Reach 225 mm·Payload 0.5 kg | — | — | BBB |
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