A Surface Mount Technology (SMT) component placement system, commonly called a pick-and-place machine, is a robotic machine that is used to place surface mount devices on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) as per a circuit design. Although there are currently several pick-and-place machines that exist in the market for circuit assembly, all these machines are costly (around $5000 or more), bulky, and only available at the industrial level for professional use. Therefore, the system design solution is a hobbyist version of the pick-and-place machine with built-in user interface support to make a cheaper, smaller, and easier version for individual users interested in PCB assembly.

Team Members

Harsh Bakadia
Francisco Fabregat Garcia
Brandon King
Ethan Litchauer
Ottavio Peruzzi
Shreekrishna Rout