DR/8-16B Stainless

DR/8-16B Stainless is FANUC's long-reach all-stainless parallel-link robot for food production. Its corrosion-resistant exposed structure and 1,600 mm operating diameter target hygienic picking and packaging lines where cleaning and long reach are critical.

Facts

  • Company: FANUC
  • Type: Food Grade Delta Robot
  • Positioning: Long-reach hygienic picking
  • Function: Picks and handles food products at high speed in washdown production environments
  • Audience: Food manufacturers and packaging integrators
  • Status: Commercial
  • Website: https://www.fanuc.co.jp/en/profile/pr/newsrelease/2026/notice20260518.html

Specifications

  • Degrees Of Freedom: 4 axes
  • Payload: 8 kg
  • Operating Diameter Mm: 1600 mm
  • Construction: All exposed metal exterior parts made from corrosion-resistant stainless steel
  • Target Market: Food production and hygienic packaging
  • Protection Rating: IP69K
  • Mass Production Start: August 2026
  • Encoder Architecture: Battery-less pulse-coders available from October 2026

Market context

Food manufacturers and packaging integrators

  • Peer Group: Industrial manipulation system, Industrial robot arm, Food-service robotics
  • Workflow: Industrial automation
  • Capability: Machine Vision Inspection

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Timeline

  • FANUC launches DR/8-16B Stainless food-handling robot - 2026-05-18 - Product Launch - The robot combines an 8 kg payload with a 1,600 mm operating range. An IP69K stainless exterior supports high-pressure cleaning with acidic and alkaline agents. Battery-free pulse coders and simplified wiring reduce scheduled… - source: fanuc.co.jp

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