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Robot models

ABB IRB 1100 ABB IRB 1200 ABB IRB 1600 ABB IRB 2600 ABB IRB 390 FlexPacker ABB IRB 460 ABB IRB 4600 ABB IRB 5710 ABB IRB 6640 ABB IRB 6700 ABB IRB 910SC Comau AURA Comau NJ-165 Comau NJ-220 Comau Racer-5 Doosan Robotics A0509 Doosan Robotics H2515 Doosan Robotics M0609 Doosan Robotics M1013 Epson SCARA T6 Epson VT6 FANUC ARC Mate 100iD FANUC CRX-10iA FANUC DR-3iB FANUC LR Mate 200iD FANUC LR Mate 200iD/4S FANUC LR Mate 200iD/7L FANUC M-10iA/12 FANUC M-10iD/12 FANUC M-2000iA/1700L FANUC M-20iA FANUC M-20iD/25 FANUC M-410iB/140H FANUC M-410iC/185 FANUC M-710iC/50 FANUC M-710iC/70 FANUC M-900iB/700 FANUC P-350iA FANUC R-1000iA/80F FANUC R-2000iC/165F FANUC SR-6iA Kawasaki BX200L Kawasaki CP180L Kawasaki duAro Kawasaki RS007L Kawasaki RS020N Kawasaki RS080N KUKA KR 10 R1420 KUKA KR 1000 TITAN KUKA KR 120 R2700-2 KUKA KR 16 R2010 KUKA KR 20 R3100 KUKA KR 210 R2700 (Quantec)KUKA KR 3 AGILUS KUKA KR 300 R2500 KUKA KR 500 570-2 PA KUKA KR 500 FORTEC KUKA KR 6 R900 (Agilus)KUKA KR 70 R2100 KUKA LBR iisy 3 R760 KUKA LBR iiwa 7 R800 Mitsubishi MELFA ASSISTA Mitsubishi RV-7FR Omron i4 Omron TM12 Staubli TS40 Staubli TX2-60L Staubli TX2-90L Universal Robots UR10e Universal Robots UR16e Universal Robots UR20 Universal Robots UR30 Universal Robots UR3e Universal Robots UR5e Yaskawa Motoman AR2010 Yaskawa Motoman AR900 Yaskawa Motoman GP12 Yaskawa Motoman GP180 Yaskawa Motoman GP25 Yaskawa Motoman GP280 Yaskawa Motoman GP50 Yaskawa Motoman GP7 Yaskawa Motoman GP8 Yaskawa Motoman GP88 Yaskawa Motoman HC10 Yaskawa Motoman HC10DTP Yaskawa Motoman HC20 Yaskawa Motoman MPL160 II Yaskawa Motoman MPX2600 Yaskawa Motoman SP210 Yaskawa MotoMINI

Robot comparisons

Manufacturers

ABB Comau Doosan Robotics Epson FANUC Kawasaki KUKA Mitsubishi Electric Omron Staubli Universal Robots Yaskawa

How-to guides

Adding a Wait Instruction on a FANUC Teach Pendant Applying FANUC Dual Check Safety (DCS) Changes Archiving Backups to a Network Location Assigning FANUC UOP/SOP Signals Backing Up a FANUC Controller to USB Backing Up FANUC Mastering Data Calibrating a Vision System Offset for a Robot Calling a Subprogram on FANUC Robots Changing the FANUC Controller Date and Time Cleaning the Controller Fan and Cabinet Interior Clearing a FANUC SRVO Servo Alarm Safely Cloning a FANUC Robot Controller Comparing FANUC Backup Images Configuring a Macro on FANUC Controllers Configuring Alarm Severity on FANUC Controllers Configuring Analog I/O on a FANUC Controller Configuring Controller Network Settings Configuring Digital I/O on FANUC R-30iB Configuring Seam Tracking for a FANUC Welding Robot Creating a New FANUC TP Program Diagnosing a FANUC Brake Slip Fault (SRVO-018) on R-30iB Diagnosing a FANUC R-30iB Robot That Will Not Calibrate Diagnosing a FANUC Robot That Stalls Mid-Program Diagnosing an Axis Overtravel Fault on FANUC R-30iB Mate Diagnosing Intermittent Emergency Stop Trips on FANUC R-30iB Mate Diagnosing Mastering Loss on a FANUC R-30iB Robot Disaster Recovery Planning for a FANUC Cell (R-30iB)Editing a FANUC TP Program Online Safely (R-30iB)Exporting FANUC Teach Pendant Programs FANUC Backup Before a Software Update FANUC Cold Start vs Hot Start (R-30iB)FANUC Controlled Start Backup FANUC Mastering After Battery Loss (BZAL/BLAL)Finding the Cause of FANUC Robot Position Drift (R-30iB)Fixture-Position Mastering on FANUC R-30iB Full Image Backup on FANUC R-30iB Controllers Handling Mixed-Case Palletizing with the FANUC Palletizing Instruction Inspecting a FANUC Robot's Balancer Jogging in World vs Joint on FANUC (R-30iB)Mastering After a Collision Mastering After Motor Replacement Memory Device (MD:) Backup on FANUC Controllers Payload and Load Estimation Setup Performing a FANUC Controlled Start Quick Mastering a FANUC Robot (R-30iB)Recovering a FANUC R-30iB Axis That Hit a Hard Stop Recovering a FANUC R-30iB Controller from a Failed Boot Replacing a FANUC iPendant Teach Pendant (R-30iB)Replacing FANUC Robot Arm Encoder Batteries Replacing the Backup Battery in a FANUC Controller Restoring a FANUC R-30iB Robot Backup Restoring FANUC Files from MD: (F4 RESTOR)Running a FANUC Brake Check (BRCH) on a Robot Running a Program in Test Mode on FANUC (R-30iB)Scheduled Auto-Backup on FANUC Controllers Set Up a User Frame with the Three Point Method on FANUC R-30iB Setting Default Speed and Termination on FANUC (R-30iB)Setting FANUC System Variables Safely Setting the Reference Position on FANUC R-30iB Setting Up a FANUC R-30iB Machine Tending I/O Handshake Setting Up a Tool Frame on FANUC Controllers Setting Up an Interrupt Program on FANUC (R-30iB)Setting Up Arc Welding Parameters on a Robot Setting Up Conveyor Tracking for a Robot Setting Up Remote Mode on FANUC R-30iB Controllers Single-Axis Mastering a FANUC Robot (R-30iB)Six-Point TCP Calibration on FANUC Controllers Teaching a Palletizing Pattern on a Robot Teaching Linear vs Joint Motion on FANUC Robots Teaching Positions on the FANUC Teach Pendant Tracing the Cause of a FANUC Following-Error Fault Troubleshooting a Noisy FANUC Pulsecoder Signal on R-30iB Troubleshooting FANUC Mastering Alarms Troubleshooting FANUC R-30iB Communication Loss to a PLC Troubleshooting FANUC R-30iB Repeatability Degradation Over Time Troubleshooting Network Latency on a PROFINET Robot Cell Updating Controller Software on a FANUC R-30iB Robot Using FANUC Position Registers (R-30iB)Using I/O Instructions in a FANUC TP Program Using Offset Conditions in a FANUC TP Program Using Registers and Math Instructions in a FANUC TP Program Using Skip Conditions on FANUC (R-30iB)Verifying a FANUC Software Option Is Installed (R-30iB)Verifying Backup Integrity Zero-Position Mastering a FANUC Robot

Applications

Integrations & peripherals

2D conveyor tracking Allen-Bradley ControlLogix ATI force-torque sensor ATI tool changer Banner light curtain Basler cameras Beckhoff TwinCAT CC-Link IE Cell controller CIP Safety fieldbus Cognex In-Sight Deburring spindle Deep-learning defect detection DeviceNet Dispensing pump E-stop relays EtherCAT Ethernet Global Data EtherNet/IP FANUC iRVision Fronius power source Ignition SCADA Keyence safety laser Keyence vision Laser source Lincoln Electric power source Magnetic grippers MES integration Miller welding Mitsubishi iQ-R Modbus TCP Muting sensors OnRobot grippers OPC UA Photoneo bin picking Piab vacuum Pilz safety controller PROFIBUS PROFINET ROBOGUIDE simulation Robotiq 2F gripper Robotiq force-torque sensor RobotStudio simulation Safety fenceless systems Safety PLC integration SCADA link Schunk grippers Seam tracking sensor Servo weld gun Shielding gas control SICK safety scanner SICK vision Siemens S7-1500 SMC vacuum Socket messaging Soft grippers Structured-light 3D scanning Two-hand control stations Wire feeder Zivid 3D

Components & parts

6-Axis Servo Amplifier Air Line Swivel Arm Casting Backplane Ball Screw Base Casting Battery Backup Unit Bearing Breaker Cable Dress Pack Communication Board Contactor Controller Battery Controller Door Controller Power Supply Unit Emergency Stop Board Encoder Battery Encoder Cable End-of-Arm Cabling EtherNet Board External I/O Terminal Block Forearm Casting FROM/SRAM Memory Module Grease Fitting Ground Fault Interrupter Harmonic Drive Reducer Holding Brake I/O Board J1 Axis Reducer J1 Base Bearing J2 Axis Reducer J3 Axis Reducer J4 Axis Reducer J5 Axis Reducer J6 Axis Reducer Line Filter Main CPU Board Memory Card (CompactFlash)Motor Power Cable Oil Seal Operator Panel Process I/O Board Pulsecoder Regen Resistor Robot Flange Safety Board Shoulder Housing Solenoid Valve Manifold Surge Suppressor Swivel Base Casting Teach Pendant (iPendant)Teach Pendant Cable Teach Pendant Display Unit Teach Pendant Emergency Stop Button Teach Pendant Enable Switch Timing Belt Tool Changer Master Unit Tool Changer Plate Tool Changer Tool-Side Unit USB Memory Module Wrist Bearing Wrist Reducer Wrist Unit

Glossary

Data & statistics

FANUC has shipped a million industrial robots since 1977 Industrial and commercial motor systems use 29% of the US grid More than half of America's industrial robots sit in just 10 states Poor interoperability: $15.8 billion a year in capital facilities Reshoring and FDI announced 244,940 US jobs in 2024 The jobs forecast almost nobody quotes in full: 170m up, 92m down Two-fifths of your skills go stale in five years, and that is an improvement What employers expect to reshape work: AI 86%, robots 58%A million warehouse robots, and what happened to injury rates Caught in machinery: the US severe injury and amputation numbers How many manufacturers use robots? Canada 8.4%, UK 14%, EU 16%Industrial network market share: Ethernet, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT Jobs at risk from automation, by country: the OECD puts it at 14%Preventive versus predictive maintenance: what the savings actually are Robot contact and human pain thresholds: what research has measured Robotics engineer salary: what the $122,930 figure actually measures What missing robotics standards cost US manufacturers: $40.4 billion a year About 14% of robot installs name no customer industry China runs 43.5% of the world's working industrial robots Logistics leads professional service robot sales, up 14%Machinists earn about $58,750; 299,500 jobs, little growth ahead Plant machinery mechanics: $63,510 median, 538,300 jobs, +13%US auto plants installed 13,700 robots, the top US robot buyer Europe installed 85,000 industrial robots, down 8%Food and beverage took about 4% of robot installs Germany installed 26,982 robots, still Europe's largest market India installed a record 9,100 robots, sixth worldwide Japan installed 44,500 robots, the world's second market Plastic and chemical products took about 5% of robot installs Robot density: why IFR published both 177 and 132 for 2024 US installed 34,200 robots in 2024, down 9%US manufacturing had about 428,000 job openings in December 2024 Welder pay and outlook: $51,000 median, 457,300 jobs, +2%Chinese robot makers took 57% of their home market Electro-mechanical technician pay and jobs: the BLS numbers Electronics passed automotive as the top robot buyer Medical robot sales jumped 91% to about 16,700 units Metal and machinery is the #3 robot industry: 16% of installs North American robot orders rose 6.6% to 36,766 units Professional service robots hit about 200,000 units Robots in service by region: Europe 821,384, the Americas 542,464 The world's operational robot stock hit 4.66 million US manufacturing had 391 workplace deaths, out of 5,283 total Do 30%, 50%, or 70% of automation projects fail? Nobody is sure The '$260,000 an hour' downtime figure: who actually said it?What does a robot cost per hour versus a human? The unsourced number How workers die on the job in the EU: struck, crushed, machines What robot fatality case files actually record Why robot-death counts are overstated: the keyword trap Workplace deaths in the EU: 3,298, and manufacturing's share AI adoption is a big-firm story: 37% of firms with 250+ staff How long does an industrial robot last? The 12-year figure is a guess The US workplace injury rate: 2.4 per 100 workers Japan builds robots for export, not for home US manufacturers spent $314 billion on new capital Who keeps the robots running, and what they earn: $64,520 Korea's robot industry passed 6 trillion won in sales Robot installations did not set a record last year: they peaked in 2022 Where the world's new robots go: by region and by industry China builds most of the world's robots: 556,000 units a year How well do robots actually pick from a bin? The measured rates Japan's robot factories: 176,215 built and 182,464 ordered A robot's repeatability is not its accuracy: the measured gap Cobots are about 10% of robot installations, not the majority Will automation wipe out factory jobs? BLS projects a 1% decline '47% of jobs at risk': what Frey and Osborne actually measured 'One robot destroys 5.6 jobs': what the study really measured 9% of workers, 23% of hours, 47% of jobs? GAO says nobody knows A cobot's measured productivity gain: 10%, not a multiple Do cobots pay back in 195 days? Tracing the number everyone quotes Do robots boost productivity? US manufacturing productivity says not lately Do robots really run 24/7? The measured runtime is far lower How many US firms actually use robots? Far fewer than you would think How much energy does an industrial robot use? Mostly overhead Is US manufacturing declining? The share of GDP and the world it holds Manufacturing USA: the 17 federal institutes and what they cost North American robot orders: the quarterly number every trade outlet quotes Robot reliability numbers: the vendor claims and the one independent study Robot repeatability under load: the spec versus the measurement Robot workplace deaths: what the public record does and doesn't show Robots multiplied. US factory output barely moved. What the numbers show The 2.1 million missing manufacturing jobs: what that number actually is The 3x robot integration rule: where the number actually comes from The cobot study where output fell and posture improved US manufacturing jobs: 17.1 million in 2000, 12.6 million by 2018 What a robotics technician actually earns, and why the wage is hard to find Robot density statistics and where they come from

FANUC SRVO alarm codes

FANUC MOTN alarm codes

MOTN-000Unknown Internal Motion Error MOTN-018Position Not Reachable MOTN-023Robot in singularity MOTN-063Position Configuration Mismatch MOTN-095Not Enough Distance for Corner Blending MOTN-098Circle angle too large MOTN-110Previous Motion Must Finish With FINE Termination MOTN-136Circular Points Too Close MOTN-141KAREL motion function pointer missing MOTN-147Joint Slowdown After Linear Moves (Turn Number Mismatch)MOTN-148Motion Groups Can't Move Concurrently MOTN-151External path rotation exceeds tolerance MOTN-153Joint Move Too Fast Near Singularity MOTN-154PM: I/O data output error MOTN-159Invalid joint data near singularity MOTN-161Cannot look ahead to next motion MOTN-173Robot Link Configuration Error MOTN-175Failed to Become Master MOTN-176Failed to enter slave mode MOTN-177Could Not End Synchronized Motion MOTN-179Robot Link Internal Error MOTN-195RLINK Internal Error MOTN-197Circular Motion Points Are Collinear MOTN-198Circular Start and Via Points Too Close

Symptom pages

Battery alarm won't clear after replacing batteries Controller trips a fuse repeatedly Robot drops out mid-shift with a power alarm Robot loses its position or mastering overnight Robot needs re-mastering after every power cycle Robot powers up but won't enable, SRDY stays off Robot stops mid-cycle with a collision alarm but nothing was hit