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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 oper...

Facts

Company
FANUC
Product type
industrial_robot_arm
Status
commercial
Primary capability
food_packaging
Website
https://www.fanuc.co.jp/en/profile/pr/newsrelease/2026/notice20260518.html

About 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.

Market context

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Summary

Type: Food-grade delta robot

Core: Long-reach hygienic picking

Function: Picks and handles food products at high speed in washdown production environments

Audience: Food manufacturers and packaging integrators

Specifications

construction
All exposed metal exterior parts made from corrosion-resistant stainless steel
degrees_of_freedom
4 axes
encoder_architecture
Battery-less pulse-coders available from October 2026
mass_production_start
August 2026
operating_diameter_mm
1600 mm
payload_kg
8 kg
protection_rating
IP69K
target_market
Food production and hygienic packaging

Operations

Environment
food_production, washdown_environment, packaging_line, hygienic_workcell
Primary user
food_manufacturers, packaging_integrators, automation_engineers
Role
food_packaging, high_speed_picking, conveyor_handling, industrial_automation
Interaction model
high_speed_picking, conveyor_tracking, washdown_operation, end_effector_integration
Mobility class
stationary_robot_arm, overhead_robot_mount
Product detail
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