Buying advice

Choosing a robot, finding an integrator, and planning your budget.

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A complete robot delivery with one unfinished spare-kit promise (Fairino FR10, placing parts in assembly nests)

ElenaAdams0166 · 37 points · Buying advice · 3 Sept 2026
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How do I trace the missing controller and the teach pendant cable? (loading assembly fixtures)

AmaraAbbott0078 · 19 points · Buying advice · 3 Sept 2026
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Our packaging proposals aren't covering the same work (boxed product placement)

HanaAbbott0013 · 23 points · Buying advice · 3 Sept 2026
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A shared production room: How do we rescue a robot proposal with an incomplete budget?

EllaAdams0120 · 28 points · Buying advice · 3 Sept 2026
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Seller promised an extra tool cable, not just the installed one (Fairino FR10, sorting inspection samples)

OliverCarter0972 · 13 points · Buying advice · 3 Sept 2026
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Fairino FR10: An arm on a pallet isn't the complete package I ordered

FelixBennett0719 · 24 points · Buying advice · 3 Sept 2026
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The installed pendant cable is here; the spare isn't (Fairino FR10)

FionaBrown0934 · 19 points · Buying advice · 3 Sept 2026
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Seller says equivalent but hasn't supplied a comparison (Universal Robots UR5e)

AnikaChan1117 · 25 points · Buying advice · 3 Sept 2026
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Existing fixture loading station: Different label suffix, different mounting arrangement

MeiChan1125 · 28 points · Buying advice · 3 Sept 2026
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Handling a machined puck: how much did the tray help? (Fairino FR10, tray-to-fixture loading)

ImranAbbott0044 · 10 points · Buying advice · 2 Sept 2026
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Planning for 121 without pretending every cost is known (boxed product placement)

ImranChen1175 · 17 points · Buying advice · 2 Sept 2026
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Universal Robots UR5e: Can we choose a gripper for a polished cylindrical bezel from these samples?

GabrielBaker0453 · 20 points · Buying advice · 2 Sept 2026
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A small owner-run workshop: I priced Universal Robots UR5e, then the budget argument started

HarishArcher0402 · 20 points · Buying advice · 2 Sept 2026
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Light assembly workshop: Seller promised an extra tool cable, not just the installed one

RosaArcher0379 · 32 points · Buying advice · 2 Sept 2026
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Modular tooling bench: Our repeating lightweight fixture loading jobs kit count doesn't match the delivered contents

ThomasAllen0277 · 15 points · Buying advice · 2 Sept 2026
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Fairino FR10: The installed tool cable is here; the spare isn't

RebeccaBaker0517 · 24 points · Buying advice · 2 Sept 2026
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The supplier says softer pads will help. How do I assess that? (Fairino FR10)

ElenaArcher0427 · 7 points · Buying advice · 2 Sept 2026
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The listing says inspected. I need something more useful. (Fairino FR5)

LeoAdams0101 · 34 points · Buying advice · 2 Sept 2026
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The installed tool cable is here; the spare isn't - sorting inspection samples

PavelBrooks0788 · 36 points · Buying advice · 2 Sept 2026
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A workshop test cell: Buying for handling a small aluminum block, unsure what has been checked

WillBrown0922 · 4 points · Buying advice · 2 Sept 2026
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