Nachi launches World's fastest and lightest compact robot

These new anthropomorphic robots are designed to meet the market compact robots that are needed to automate production in industries ranging from automotive to electronics, as well as light industries producing chemicals, foods and consumer products.

In September 2013 Nachi-Fujikoshi launched the MZ07 compact robot and, since then, has been cultivating the world's compact robot markets via its network of distributors and integrators.

Now Nachi is launching the MZ04, describing it as the world's fastest and lightest compact robot, and the MZ04E as a 'safe robot', with targets set on the 3-4kg payload capacity segment of the compact robot market. By greatly improving ease of use, the company says it is lowering the automation threshold so that businesses that have never used robots before can accelerate their introduction.

The World's fastest robots

Owing to a lighter arm and state-of-the-art control technology, the MZ04 robots are claimed to be the fastest in their class. These robots achieve shorter cycle times and higher productivity in a wide range of applications.

One notable feature of the robots is the wrist that is hollow so that cables can be routed inside, which greatly reduces the risk of interference with other adjacent equipment.

In addition, a lightweight, compact body provides more installation options; the robot itself has a footprint equivalent to an A5 sheet of paper, which minimises the installation space requirement. It also weighs just 26kg, which increases layout options to include suspending from above, wall-mounting and tilted postures.

Ease of use and maintenance

Nachi's MZ04 series robots incorporate direct teaching technology that enables operators to physically move the arm to teach the required operations. This hands-on operation simplifies and greatly reduces the time required for teaching.

Because the body is smooth and rounded, dust does not easily adhere, hence simple wiping is all that is needed for cleaning.

For the MZ04E, Nachi has used motors of a rated output that is no greater than 80W on each axis. This robot can therefore be used without safety guarding*, and operators can work collaboratively with the robot. (*NB a risk assessment is required to verify whether or not guards are required.))

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