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RH-12FRH

RH-12FRH

Mitsubishi Electric Robotics

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The RH-12FRH is a Mitsubishi Electric MELFA-brand 4-DOF SCARA industrial robot with a 12 kg payload, 850 mm maximum reach, and ±0.015 mm repeatability, controlled by a CR800-D (or CR800-12HD) controller. It is the third-generation SCARA in the RH-FR series, replacing the RH-12SDH, and is designed for high-speed pick-and-place and assembly tasks with a 0.3 s cycle time. The robot operates autonomously once programmed — executing its manipulation tasks without a human performing or driving the task — though it requires trained operators for teaching and maintenance. Several extracted facts relate to unrelated systems (RH5 humanoid from DFKI, RH20T-P dataset, RH-P12-RN gripper from ROBOTIS) and are not attributable to the RH-12FRH.

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Specification

payload
12 kg
max_reach_radius
850 mm (Arm1: 525 mm + Arm2: 325 mm)
robot_weight
69 kg (RH-12FRH8535N-D variant); ~41–45 kg for other arm-length variants of RH-12FRH
joint_speeds
J1: 280°/s, J2: 450°/s, J3 (Z): 2400 mm/s, J4 (θ): 2400°/s
max_tcp_speed
11,350 mm/s
joint_ranges
J1: 340°, J2: 306°, J4: 720°
power_supply
1-phase 200–230 VAC, 1500 VA

Price

No public price — contact the supplier for a quote.

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Evidence-graded claims from the Mitsubishi Electric Robotics deep report

Bad
  • Mitsubishi Electric's ASSISTA RV-5 series collaborative robot is purpose-built for safe side-by-side human operation via collision detection and force limiting.

    Claim originates solely from Mitsubishi Electric's own vendor/educational resource page [5]; no independent safety certification body, customer, or third-party tester has verified the collision detection or force-limiting performance in the dossier.

    from Mitsubishi Electric Robotics deep report →
  • Realtime Robotics technology enables industrial robots to autonomously plan and execute collision-free paths in real time, reacting to dynamic obstacles without human intervention.

    Confirmed as a strategic investment by both a vendor press release [1] and MassRobotics news coverage [4], but neither source independently validates real-world autonomous collision-free performance; actual field deployment outcomes remain unverified.

    from Mitsubishi Electric Robotics deep report →
  • Melco Mobility Solutions (Mitsubishi Electric group) ordered ~100 Cartken Hauler autonomous robots for deployment in Japanese industrial facilities in FY2025.

    The order quantity and deployment intent are stated in a Cartken press release [7] — a vendor/partner source, not an independent reporter or customer audit — so the order's fulfillment and actual operational deployment remain unconfirmed.

    from Mitsubishi Electric Robotics deep report →
  • Mitsubishi Electric's articulated robots cover a payload range of 2–20 kg with reach up to 1388 mm, featuring AC servo drives and absolute encoders.

    Specifications are drawn from Mitsubishi Electric's own product catalogue [3] and a distributor page [2]; no independent benchmark test or third-party teardown in the dossier corroborates these figures.

    from Mitsubishi Electric Robotics deep report →
Ugly
  • Mitsubishi Electric plans to integrate Realtime Robotics motion planning into 3D simulators and digital twin software to optimize manufacturing workcells.

    This is stated only as a forward-looking plan in a vendor press release [1]; no independent source confirms the integration has been completed, shipped, or validated by any customer or third party.

    from Mitsubishi Electric Robotics deep report →
  • Mitsubishi Electric's Cartken Hauler AMRs are deployed across factories, warehouses, logistics, medical, and life sciences facilities in Japan.

    The multi-sector deployment claim comes exclusively from the Cartken press release [7]; no independent customer, journalist, or regulator has confirmed active operation across all five named sectors, making this a marketing assertion rather than a verified deployment footprint.

    from Mitsubishi Electric Robotics deep report →

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