[DidYaWipe]

Well, based on that info, I guess usability for pick-&-place of surface-mount components on PCBs is out of the question.

[charleszyong]

Yeah… the accuracy isn’t good enough. A gantry system is probably needed.

There was one robot startup (Haddington Dynamics) figured it out how to do it at a higher price. Sadly they've been acquired and shifted directions I think.

[DidYaWipe]

Yep, a gantry is exactly what I was imagining too.