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SR-3iA/U
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SR-3iA/U
FANUCThe FANUC SR-3iA/U is a 4-axis ceiling-mount SCARA industrial robot with a 3 kg payload, 350 mm horizontal reach, ±0.01 mm repeatability, and a 19 kg mechanical weight. It is designed for assembly, pick-and-place, inspection, and packaging in compact work cells, featuring a full 360° work envelope with no dead zones and integrated I/O, solenoid valves, and air lines in the arm. It is programmed via the iRProgrammer web-based interface and controlled by the R-30iB Plus controller. Pricing is approximately $10,000–$13,000 USD new, with used units available at similar prices. Several extracted facts pertain to unrelated systems (Strike Robotics SR-Platform, ByteMini/GR-3, iWalker, FANUC CRX-3iA cobot) and do not describe the SR-3iA/U.
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Specification
- payload
- 3 kg
- horizontal_reach
- 350 mm (per SR-3iA/U spec); 400 mm (per SR-3iA floor-mount spec)
- mechanical_weight
- 19 kg
- scara_family_range
- FANUC SCARA family spans 3 kg, 6 kg, 12 kg, 20 kg payload models; reach up to 1,100 mm; food-grade/cleanroom options available
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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