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Robot arms are surprisingly expensive. This seems like a low-end robot arm. > Today, an industrial robotic arm can cost anywhere from $25,000 to $400,000. [1]
by chewz 8y ago
Robot arms are surprisingly expensive. This seems like a low-end robot arm.
> Today, an industrial robotic arm can cost anywhere from $25,000 to $400,000. [1]
[1] https://insights.globalspec.com/article/4788/what-is-the-real-cost-of-an-industrial-robot-arm https://insights.globalspec.com/article/4788/what-is-the-rea...
- hwillis 8y agoLow-end arms are ~5k. This is just quite small, a Mitsubishi RV-FR series, payload ~5 kg. 300k+ robots are things like the KUKA KR1000 ("Titan"), which can literally toss around cars. It's got 200x higher payload for <20x the cost; if anything small arms are overpriced (they are- the only current use cases are pharmacies, low-end semiconductors and medicine). Anyway, Mitsubishi is well respected and this is a very good arm. [1]: https://us.mitsubishielectric.com/fa/en/products/industrial-robots-melfa/vertical-type-robot/rv-fr-series/rv-fr-series https://us.mitsubishielectric.com/fa/en/products/industrial-...