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R-2000iB/165R
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R-2000iB/165R
FANUCThe FANUC R-2000iB/165R is a heavy-payload, rack/shelf-mounted 6-axis industrial articulated robot with 165 kg payload capacity, 3,095 mm reach, and ±0.3 mm repeatability — distinguishing it from the floor-mounted /165F variant (2,655 mm reach, ±0.2 mm). It is designed for spot welding, material handling, machine tending, palletizing, and similar industrial tasks, and is controlled by an R-30iA or RJ3iC controller. Several academic research papers extracted in the source set (Robot-R1, ViLaIn-TAMP, Embodied-R1, ShareRobot) are unrelated to this specific robot and appear to have been included in error; their findings are not attributable to the R-2000iB/165R. As a pre-programmed industrial robot executing fixed or taught programs without a human performing the task, it operates autonomously within its programmed cell.
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Specification
- payload
- 165 kg
- reach
- 3,095 mm (165R); note: the /165F variant has 2,655 mm reach
- joint_speeds
- J1–J3: 110°/s; J4–J5: 150°/s; J6: 220°/s (3.84 rad/s); J6 range: 720°
- power_supply
- 200–480V, 3-phase
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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