Product profile
Shibaura THE Series
Shibaura Machine THE is a four-model SCARA family spanning 400–1,000 mm arm lengths and 5–20 kg payloads for precision assembly and inspection.
Facts
- Company
- Shibaura Machine
- Product type
- industrial_robot_family
- Status
- commercial
- Primary capability
- Precision SCARA assembly and inspection
- Website
- https://www.shibaura-machine.co.jp/en/product/robot/lineup/th/
About Shibaura THE Series
Shibaura Machine THE is the company's redesigned high-performance SCARA line, distinct from its TH and THL families. It comprises THE400, THE600, THE800 and THE1000 models, spanning 400–1,000 mm arm lengths and maximum payloads from 5 to 20 kg. Published 2 kg reference cycles are 0.39 seconds for THE400, about 0.3 seconds for THE600 and about 0.4 seconds for THE800 and THE1000.
The redesign combines higher rigidity with trajectory accuracy for electronics and automotive-component assembly, inspection and transfer. Allowable inertia rises from 0.06 kg·m² on THE400 to 0.6 kg·m² on THE800/THE1000, supporting larger tooling and workpieces. Shibaura pairs the new line with the TS5000 controller and TP5000 pendant, while its controller listing also identifies compact TSL3000 support for THE400. The exact model and motion program determine achievable throughput.
Market context
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Summary
Type: SCARA robot family
Core: THE400–THE1000
Function: Precision assembly and inspection
Audience: Factory integrators
Specifications
- allowable_inertia_kg_m2
- THE400 0.06; THE600 0.25; THE800/THE1000 0.6 kg·m² kg·m²
- arm_length_mm
- 400–1,000 mm across THE400–THE1000 mm
- controller_family
- TS5000/TP5000 for the redesigned THE line; TSL3000 also listed for THE400
- cycle_time_s
- At 2 kg: THE400 0.39 s; THE600 about 0.3 s; THE800/THE1000 about 0.4 s s
- payload_capacity_kg
- 5–20 kg maximum payload across the THE family kg
- robot_family
- THE400, THE600, THE800 and THE1000 SCARA family; excludes separate TH and THL lines
Operations
- Environment
- industrial, factory, cleanroom_optional
- Primary user
- automation integrators, factory operators, robot programmers
- Role
- assembly, pick_and_place, machine_tending
- Interaction model
- programmed, supervised
- Mobility class
- stationary_manipulator
- Product detail
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Research, Articles and recent verified events
- Shibaura Machine signs MOU to acquire majority stake in LWB Steinl — 2025-10-01
- Infinifeed makes UK live debut with THE600 SCARA — 2024-06-18
- 20 kg THE800 and THE1000 complete European SCARA range — 2023-06-27
- CASI-SmartBox robot trims cartons at ProMat 2023 launch — 2023-03-20
- THE800 battery cell and THE1000 pallet build launch at Automate 2022 — 2022-06-06
- Toshiba Machine unveils humanoid and SCARA cobots at IREX 2019 — 2019-12-18
- THE600 enters North America with fast-cycle SCARA demonstrations — 2019-04-08
- TVM900, TVM1200 and TVM1500 make 6-axis debut at Automate 2017 — 2017-04-03