Multi-axis robot for high-speed applications

A multi-axis robot for high-speed applications comprising

• a first and a second guide rail arranged substantially parallel to each other for defining a first axis of motion,
• a crossbar having a first end moveably supported on the first guide rail and a second end moveably supported on the second guide rail,
• a carriage moveably coupled to the crossbar for moving along a second axis of motion extending from the first end to the second end,
• a first drive system having first and second drives and a first belt running along a first H-shaped belt path for moving the crossbar and the carriage along the first and second axis of motion, and
• second and third belts extending at least partially along the crossbar and the guide rails,
• wherein the second and third belts run along different second and third belt paths, with one of the second and third belts entering the crossbar with a right-hand turn and leaving the crossbar with a left-hand turn, and the other one of the second and third belts entering the crossbar with a left-hand turn and leaving the crossbar with a right-hand turn.