Cr0sh,
The scanner is using David Laserscanner software and calibration panels
I have the robot arm, and am keeping all motors in their housing except one, which will do the scan itself, and sit in a custom housing that replaces the gripper.
The other stepper motor is for a seperate turntable.
Mechanics, hardware modification and programming are not a problem, just perfection of the the circuit. I dont require huge amounts of info from the 4 basic motors, they are literally just to get close to the right position start position for the scanner from location readings previously taken.
I have already spent around £1000 on a cupcake cnc which can make my custom housing, £30 on the arm, and £350 on the laser scanner.
I now need to buy an Arduino, a large breadboard, the two motors and the circuit components. Buying an arduino and 4 motor sheilds is the alternative but with significantly more expense