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F3 Robot System

The CRS F3 Robot System sets a new standard for "human-scale" robots, delivering a powerful combination of high speed, reliability, ease of use, and value.

Designed for light payload applications, the F3 provides an articulated robot arm with six degrees of freedom and a powerful, multitasking controller. Typical applications for the F3 include machine loading, dispensing, polishing, deburring, cutting, drilling, trimming, and a wide range of factory floor processes.

The arm of the F3 Robot System communicates with its external controller, sensors and other devices along a dedicated communication network, eliminating the masses of wires required by traditional robots. The robot system amplifiers are integrated inside the arm, making the arm immune to electromagnetic interference.
The arm uses brushless motors built directly into the robotic arm to improve heat flow characteristics and to decrease the overall size of the arm.

Absolute encoders enable the F3 to be turned on and ready to go in mere seconds. The F3 arm can store position data for up to eight weeks, even if the robot and controller are disconnected.

The arm's tool flange allows easy mounting of a variety of end effectors, including grippers, dispensers, or deburring tools.

The C500C controller features include a true multitasking operating system, a sophisticated trajectory planner, 16 digital inputs and 12 digital outputs, two serial ports, an emergency stop button, and support for an optional Teach Pendant.
Programming the F3 Robot System is easy, using either the powerful CRS RAPL-3 robot application development language supplied standard with the C500C controller, or ActiveRobot™, the optional CRS ActiveX programming component for Microsoft Windows.