🤖 High-Precision and Robust Robot Series from FANUC!

[Ahmet Ö.]

🛠️ Next-Generation Machining Robots in the Field!​

FANUC has introduced its M-810 series of six-axis articulated machining robots, designed for heavy-duty milling, drilling, and deburring operations of large metal parts in the automotive, aerospace, and general manufacturing sectors. These robots combine high structural rigidity with standard precision control, making it possible to perform material removal tasks traditionally assigned to large and costly CNC machines with robots.

🚀 Product Range and Machining Areas​

• M-810/270-27B: Offers a wider working area and high payload capacity with a maximum payload of 270 kg and a 2.7-meter working reach.
  
• M-810/190-20B: Ideal for lighter applications with a 190 kg payload capacity.
  

Both models target manufacturing environments where part dimensions, structural complexity, and tool head mass require both reach and mechanical power.

🎯 Calibration and Adaptive Control​

The robots utilize integrated iRCalibration Signature technology to maintain consistent absolute positioning and path accuracy under external machining loads. An advanced control system automatically senses active cutting forces during operation and adjusts control parameters in real-time to ensure process stability. This dynamic adaptation limits tool path deviation under heavy material removal conditions, providing uniform machining quality on the workpiece surface.

🔄 Six-Axis Kinematics and Flexible Manufacturing​

Thanks to their six-axis articulated arm design, the robots can approach cutting tools to workpieces from multiple angles. This kinematic flexibility allows access to complex contours, undercuts, and enclosed geometries that are physically limited by traditional three- or four-axis machines. The floor-mounted articulated configuration allows manufacturing facilities to reconfigure machining cells or repurpose existing equipment as component geometries and production volumes change over time.

🛡️ Industrial Protection and Control​

Designed for wet and harsh industrial environments, the robot series features IP67 ingress protection to shield internal mechanisms from liquid, metal chip, and swarf contamination. Operational control is managed via the R-50iA robot controller and a lightweight, touchscreen Teach Pendant interface that supports path control routines and embedded cybersecurity protocols.

🏭 Strategy for Large-Scale Workpieces​

This robot series offers a flexible cell architecture for machining large structural components, including automotive gigacasting parts. Instead of mounting massive, fixed-bed CNC machine enclosures for large-scale castings, machining cells can be configured with one or more six-axis robots working around a fixed, grounded workpiece.

💡 Additional Information​

Automated material removal on large metal components is traditionally performed by rigid gantry computer numerical control (CNC) machines. While gantry CNC mills provide dynamic rigidity exceeding 50 N/µm, conventional six-axis industrial robots typically exhibit dynamic rigidity below 1 N/µm, leading to mechanical vibration and tool path deviation under heavy cutting loads. Specialized high-rigidity machining robots address joint compliance by combining reinforced cast frames with real-time force feedback algorithms that dynamically adjust servo torque during milling and drilling operations. Additionally, integrated absolute calibration compensates for thermal expansion and gear backlash across the workspace, enabling direct execution of computer-aided manufacturing tool paths. Compared to fixed, enclosed gantry CNC machines, floor-mounted articulated machining robots process stationary gigacastings and structural frames in a smaller footprint and with lower capital investment.