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M-1iA/0.5AL
FANUC
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M-1iA/0.5AL
FANUCThe FANUC M-1iA/0.5AL is a compact, high-speed 6-axis parallel-link (delta) industrial robot manufactured by FANUC, designed for precise small-part handling, pick-and-place, assembly, dispensing, and soldering in electronics, solar, food, medical, and pharmaceutical industries. It carries a 0.5 kg nominal payload (expandable to 1 kg), a 420 mm reach, ±0.02 mm repeatability, and weighs approximately 17–20 kg. It operates autonomously once programmed and integrated — executing its pick-and-place or assembly tasks without human intervention — and supports optional iRVision, line tracking, and visual line tracking for unguided part handling. Note: several extracted facts pertain to unrelated systems (InternVLA AI research models, iGarden M1-AI pool cleaner, OpenVLA) and have been identified as irrelevant to this robot; only FANUC M-1iA/0.5AL-specific facts are reconciled here.
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Specification
- payload
- 0.5 kg nominal; expandable to 1 kg with optional addition
- reach
- 420 mm (horizontal radius); 280 mm noted in some sources as working radius
- max_speed
- Up to 3,000 cycles/hour; J4/J5/J6 wrist axes at 1,440 °/s
- power_consumption
- 0.2 kW average
Price
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Evidence-graded claims from the FANUC deep report
FANUC industrial robots (welding, palletizing, painting, assembly, machine tending) operate fully autonomously once programmed — no human performs or drives the task during operation.
Independent community practitioners on Reddit (r/PLC, r/robotics) confirm FANUC robots run their assigned tasks independently in live production environments, consistent with the autonomy verdict (confidence 0.93); no evidence of remote human task-driving was found [16][19][20].
from FANUC deep report →FANUC's hardware is well-built, reliable, accurate, and very long-lived in real-world industrial deployments.
Independent community sources on Reddit (r/PLC) corroborate hardware reliability and longevity claims, explicitly contrasting strong hardware quality against software shortcomings [16][17][19].
from FANUC deep report →
FANUC is showcasing Physical AI and AI-enabled robotics, including a collaboration with Google AI for agent-powered robot operation, representing a meaningful leap in adaptive autonomy.
Evidence is limited to FANUC America's own press releases from Automate 2026 — no independent third-party testing, customer deployment data, or external validation of the AI capability claims has been identified [11][14].
from FANUC deep report →FANUC America announced a $90 million investment to construct an 840,000 sq ft robot manufacturing facility in the US (announced March 2026).
The investment announcement is confirmed by a PR Newswire press release and LinkedIn corroboration, but these are distribution channels for the company's own announcement — no independent journalist investigation, regulatory filing, or construction verification has been identified; the facility is not yet built [10][12].
from FANUC deep report →
FANUC robots achieve high positional accuracy in real-world deployments, consistent with advertised specifications.
Independent practitioner reports on Reddit (r/Fanuc, r/PLC) document ~0.3 mm positional error in real-world mid-range positions and express skepticism about trusting advertised performance data, indicating a gap between spec-sheet claims and field reality [18][19].
from FANUC deep report →
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