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R-2000iB/125L
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R-2000iB/125L
FANUCThe FANUC R-2000iB/125L is a 6-axis industrial articulated robot arm with a 125 kg payload and 3,005 mm reach, designed for heavy-duty industrial tasks including spot welding, material handling, machine tending, plasma cutting, and foundry applications. It features ±0.2 mm repeatability, AC servo drive, IP54 body/IP67 wrist protection, and is compatible with R-J3iC, R-30iA, or R-30iB controllers depending on manufacture date. The robot is a pre-programmed industrial automation device that executes its assigned tasks autonomously once deployed and programmed — no human performs or drives the task during operation. Used/refurbished units are widely available on the secondary market ranging from ~$13,900 EUR to $25,000 USD, and the platform has been deployed by major automotive OEMs including Toyota and General Motors.
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Specification
- payload
- 125 kg
- reach (H-reach)
- 3,005 mm
- joint speed
- J1: 110°/s, J2: 110°/s, J3: 110°/s, J4: 170°/s, J5: 170°/s, J6: 260°/s
- joint range of motion
- J1: ±180°, J2: +75°/−60°, J3: +230°/−132°, J4: ±360°, J5: ±125°, J6: ±360°
- secondary market price range
- ~$13,900 EUR / ~$17,500–$25,000 USD (used/refurbished, varies by condition, controller, and year)
- manufacture date range (observed)
- At least 2007–2015 based on available used units
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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