FANUC's Robot Push Against the Food Crisis

FANUC's Robot Initiative Against Food Crisis FANUC, a pioneer in robotization across many fields thanks to its experience in developing numerical control systems, is investing in agricultural technology and robots while placing green farming applications at the center of its strategy with robots that demonstrate its expertise in this field. Global developments occurring in different periods of world history create crises in food supply. Population growth combined with the climate crisis has resulted in insufficient agricultural production, preventing an increasing number of people worldwide from accessing healthy food each year.

Efficient production period

The integration of planned agricultural practices with technology, alongside the new century, contributes to improving production and supporting sustainability. Among the priority conditions for resolving the global food crisis and advancing with appropriate solutions is investment in agricultural technology and robots. FANUC, which develops robots whose importance is increasing in agricultural production to counter the food crisis, increases efficiency through solutions it provides specifically for product harvesting and palletizing in agricultural activities. The LR Mate 200iD and M-410iC/185 robots developed by FANUC perform with high efficiency at every stage of the food journey from primary materials to finished products.

Superior performance

The LR Mate 200iD, a robot capable of harvesting crops in fields or greenhouses with millimeter-level precision even in the tightest spaces and used by Sweeper company in the Netherlands, identifies mature peppers in the field through its integrated camera. The robot demonstrates high performance under challenging conditions, high temperatures and humidity, while also preventing greenhouse gas formation that would result from peppers fallen to the ground. The M-410iC/185, designed specifically for palletizing tasks, demonstrates superior performance of up to 185 kg in rapid palletizing, assembly, processing and parts transfer applications thanks to its 4-axis design.