It is not necessarily necessary to use a microcontroller, through the electrical control is also perfectly fine! Control via touch screen.
If you don't have much experience, mechanical. If you don't have any experience, mechanical or electrical, it's best to find a professional.
Funding according to your laboratory standards and parts of the brand, the price is a big difference,
Simple, 1-2 million, complexity is very troublesome ----
After all, there is no mass production of robots of the company, your case belongs to the non-standard design --
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