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CR-35iA
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CR-35iA
FANUCThe FANUC CR-35iA is a 6-axis, force-limited collaborative robot (cobot) with a 35 kg payload and 1813 mm reach, built on the M-20iA/35 industrial platform with a soft green cover and ISO 10218-1 / TÜV Category 3 safety certification. It was the industry's first 35 kg payload cobot at launch, designed for heavy-part transfer, palletizing, assembly, and machine tending alongside human workers without safety fencing. The robot operates autonomously on its programmed tasks, stopping safely on human contact and resuming via an onboard button; a human does not perform the task itself, though setup, programming, and periodic maintenance require qualified personnel. Community and independent sources confirm the core specifications and safety behavior but note a large underside sensor that complicates repositioning, a steep TP-language learning curve for new users, and occasional force-feedback calibration issues.
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Specification
- payload
- 35 kg (77.16 lbs)
- reach
- 1813 mm (71.37 in); vertical accessibility 2931 mm
- joint_speed
- J1–J3: 750 °/s (13.09 rad/s); wrist torques J4: 60 N·m, J5: 110 N·m, J6: 110 N·m
- joint_ranges
- J1: 370°, J2: 165°, J3: 258°, J4: 400°, J5: 220°, J6: 900°
- power_supply
- 380 V; ~1000 W average consumption
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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