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M-10iD/12
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M-10iD/12
FANUCThe FANUC M-10iD/12 is a 6-axis industrial robot arm manufactured by FANUC, featuring a 12 kg payload, 1441 mm reach, and ±0.02 mm repeatability. It is powered by the R-30iB Plus controller, carries IP67 protection as standard, and uses fully internal cable routing through the hollow arm and wrist. The robot is designed for high-speed pick-and-place, assembly, dispensing, machine tending, welding, and material handling applications, and is available in a food-grade variant. As a programmed industrial robot arm, it executes its assigned tasks autonomously once deployed and programmed, with no human performing or driving the task during operation.
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Specification
- payload
- 12 kg
- reach
- 1441 mm
- robot weight
- 145 kg (robot arm); 150 kg (controller)
- maximum joint speed
- 720 °/s
- power requirements
- 480 Volts 3-Phase
- battery
- A98L-0031-0027, 1.5V C LR14 Alkaline x4
Price
No public price — contact the supplier for a quote.
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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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