/technologies/test-and-measurement/b/blog/posts/scientists-from-georgia-tech-employ-robotic-arm-for-mass-spectrometryA blurry Facundo Fernandez, project lead, with the robotic arm held probe for mapping uneven surfaces. (via Georgia Tech )How did life begin here on Earth? That’s a tough question, however it’s widely known that chemistry had something to do with it.en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/test-and-measurement/b/blog/posts/scientists-from-georgia-tech-employ-robotic-arm-for-mass-spectrometryWed, 16 Apr 2014 18:47:12 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:7570d4c1-6d14-41ea-a62b-250843b8ce0fDAB0<p>I found the actual use of the robotic arm quite different from what I thought when I read the title.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>To clarify, they are using a robotic probe to move across an irregular shaped surface to select sample points using the probe, that are then automatically placed inside a mass spectrometer for measurements.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Basically they have adapted a 5-DOF CNC printer technology to work over a three Dimension object.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=17533&AppID=13&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">