FANUC 工业机器人累计出货达 100 万台
Total Shipment of 1 Million Units of FANUC Robot
FANUC 于 2023 年 8 月达成工业机器人累计出货 100 万台的里程碑，距 1977 年首台机器人投产已 46 年。1977 年 FANUC 开发并投产圆柱坐标机器人 FANUC ROBOT MODEL 1，此后演进到广泛用于汽车车身装配线的 FANUC ROBOT S-MODEL 420，以及 2000 年开发、可靠性、运动性能和性价比显著提升的 FANUC Robot R-2000 i A。这一时期自动化应用范围扩大，推动形成多个机型系列，包括弧焊用中小型 ARC Mate 系列、可直接安装在机床上用于上下料的小型 LR Mate 系列，以及物料搬运用的 M-710 i、M-410 i 和 M-900 i 系列。FANUC 还开发了 M-2000 i A 系列这一世界最大负载机器人，以及用于装配和高速拣选的 SCARA 与 Delta 机器人。2017 年即首台机器人出货 40 年时，累计产量为 50 万台。近年为应对自动化需求扩大，FANUC 新增 CR 系列和 CRX 系列协作机器人，并在全球增加服务网点、强化支持与服务能力。第 100 万台机器人为 FANUC Robot R-2000 i C/210F。
September 15, 2023
FANUC CORPORATION
In August 2023, FANUC reached the milestone of shipping a cumulative 1 million industrial robots.
In 1977, FANUC developed and started the production of the cylindrical coordinate robot "FANUC ROBOT MODEL 1". Since then, it evolved to the "FANUC ROBOT S-MODEL 420", which was used in many automobile body assembly lines, and onto the "FANUC Robot R-2000iA" which was developed in 2000 with significantly improved reliability, motion performance, and cost performance.
During this period, the expansion in automation in a wide range of applications drove the development of various model series, such as the small and mid-size ARC Mate series for arc welding, the small LR Mate series that can be mounted directly on machine tools for machine tending, the M-710i series, M-410i series, and M-900i series for material handling. Furthermore, FANUC expanded the lineup by developing the models to meet our customers’ requests, including the M-2000iA series, the world's largest payload robot, and SCARA and Delta robots for assembly and high-speed picking. In 2017, 40 years since the first FANUC robot was shipped, the cumulative number of industrial robots produced totaled 500 thousand units.
In recent years, to stay ahead of the broadening demand for automation, FANUC has added the CR series and CRX series collaborative robots to its lineup.
At the same time, being true to its commitment of providing lifetime support for as long as customers use FANUC’s products, the number of service bases have been increased globally, and support and service capabilities are continuing to be strengthened.
Based on high reliability, performance, and support, FANUC Robots have been used by many customers. Especially, in the past few years, FANUC has diligently worked to increase our production capacity to meet the unprecedented demand for robots, and to fulfill our responsibilities as a supplier. These efforts also contributed to achieving this cumulative shipment of 1 million units in 46 years since the first robot was produced.
Applications for robots are expanding, and the demand is expected to continue to grow significantly in the future. In order to support our customers' automation needs, FANUC will strive to further improve quality, performance, and supply capabilities.
FANUC Robot R-2000iC/210F, 1 Millionth robot
来源：FANUC News Release · fanuc.co.jp