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MZ04E
Nachi Robotics
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MZ04E
Nachi RoboticsThe Nachi MZ04E is a compact 6-axis industrial robot arm manufactured by Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp (Japan), with a North American presence through Nachi Robotics in Novi, MI. It carries a 4 kg payload over a 541 mm reach, weighs 26 kg, and achieves ±0.02 mm repeatability with a J6 top speed of 900°/s — positioning it as one of the fastest robots in its payload class. The MZ04E variant features ≤80W motors on all axes enabling fenceless collaborative-style operation (with risk assessment), IP67 protection, through-arm hollow-wrist cabling, and an A5-footprint base. It is a pre-programmed industrial manipulator that executes tasks autonomously once set up; no human performs or drives the task during operation. Note: a significant portion of the extracted facts relate to unrelated systems (quadruped robots, oscilloscopes, Bluetooth speakers) and have been excluded from the reconciled picture of the MZ04E.
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Specification
- payload capacity
- 4 kg maximum
- maximum reach
- 541 mm
- motor power (MZ04E-specific)
- ≤80W per axis on all 6 axes
- joint speed (MZ04E)
- J1: 200°/s (3.49 rad/s); J2: 150°/s (2.62 rad/s); J3: 190°/s (3.32 rad/s); J4/J5: 560°/s (9.77 rad/s); J6: 900°/s (15.71 rad/s)
- power supply
- 3-phase or single-phase AC 200–230V ±10%; 0.4 kVA consumption; 120V control package optionally available
- ambient temperature range
- 0–45°C
- speed claim
- Vendor claims 'fastest in class' in standardized speed testing vs competitors (unverified by independent sources in the extracted facts)
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Evidence-graded claims from the Nachi Robotics deep report
Nachi's CMZ12 collaborative robot delivers ±0.025 mm repeatability, 12 kg payload, 1,214 mm reach, and operates at 1,000 mm/sec (collaborative mode) / 3,000 mm/sec (non-collaborative mode) with IP67 rating and full ISO safety compliance.
Independent trade publication Robotics & Automation News [10] reported these specific technical specifications at the CMZ12 launch (August 2024), constituting third-party corroboration; the 2,400 units/year sales target remains unverified by any independent source.
from Nachi Robotics deep report →
Nachi has installed 35,000+ robots in North America, establishing it as a major industrial robotics supplier in the region.
The 35,000+ figure comes from Automate.org [9], a commerce/directory source likely drawing on Nachi marketing materials, while Nachi's own LinkedIn [7] cites only 25,000+; neither figure is independently audited, and the discrepancy of up to 10,000 units is unresolved.
from Nachi Robotics deep report →Nachi robots have demonstrated advanced autonomous manipulation capabilities — including ~100% success-rate chopstick grasping of swinging objects (CherryBot) and in-air rope knotting via deep learning — using Nachi hardware.
Peer-reviewed arXiv papers [22][25] from CMU/UW confirm Nachi hardware was used in these academic research demonstrations, but these are lab proofs-of-concept — not production deployments — and the capabilities have not been independently validated in any commercial or industrial setting.
from Nachi Robotics deep report →Nachi-Fujikoshi's parent company is executing a credible strategic pivot to make robotics 30–35% of revenue by 2030, up from ~13% currently, backed by a new president drawn from the Robot Division.
The revenue target and leadership appointment are reported by TipRanks [11] and a Japanese financial note [13], both of which relay company announcements rather than providing independent analyst verification of the target's achievability or the current 13% baseline.
from Nachi Robotics deep report →Nachi's industrial robot simulation tools reliably predict real-world cycle times on a per-joint basis, making advertised performance data trustworthy for production planning.
A Reddit practitioner thread [32] confirms simulation tools are generally reliable for robot motion cycle times, but notes real-world deviations arise from process dwells and slow approach moves — this is a community observation, not a controlled independent benchmark, and is not Nachi-specific.
from Nachi Robotics deep report →Nachi's CMZ series collaborative robots are safety-certified for genuine human-robot co-working under ISO 13849-1, ISO 10218-1, and ISO TS 15066, enabling deployment without safety fencing.
The ISO compliance specifications are reported by Robotics & Automation News [10] at product launch, but the article relays Nachi's own claims about certification; no independent certification body confirmation or third-party safety audit of deployed CMZ units is cited in the dossier.
from Nachi Robotics deep report →
Nachi's robot payload range extends up to 1,700 kg, covering the full spectrum from precision light-duty to ultra-heavy industrial applications.
The 1,700 kg upper bound appears only on Nachi's LinkedIn page [7] (a vendor-controlled source), while the independent commerce directory Automate.org [9] caps the range at 1,000 kg; the discrepancy is unresolved and the higher figure lacks any independent corroboration.
from Nachi Robotics deep report →
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