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M-900iB/360
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M-900iB/360
FANUCThe FANUC M-900iB/360 is a heavy-payload, 6-axis industrial robot arm with a 360 kg payload capacity, 2655 mm reach, ±0.1 mm repeatability, and 1540 kg mechanical weight, controlled by the R-30iB Plus controller. It is designed for spot welding, parts transfer, machine tending, and assembly in demanding industrial environments, with IP67 protection on the J3 arm and wrist as standard. Documented deployments include autonomous laser cutting at the Sellafield nuclear decommissioning site and heavy-payload machining centre loading. The robot performs its programmed tasks autonomously once integrated and programmed; no human performs or drives the task during operation. Several extracted facts (Tiangong humanoid platform, gaze estimation research, earbuds reviews) are clearly unrelated to the M-900iB/360 and are disregarded as noise.
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Specification
- payload
- 360 kg (maximum)
- reach
- 2655 mm
- mechanical weight
- 1540 kg
- average power consumption
- 3 kW
- joint motion ranges and speeds
- J1: 370° / 110°/s; J2: 151° / 105°/s; J3: 224° / 100°/s; J4: 720° / 110°/s; J5: 250° / 110°/s; J6: 720° / 180°/s
- M-900 series payload range
- 150–700 kg across the full M-900 series; M-900iB/360 is one model within this range
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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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