Buying advice

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

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How do I price the FR10 job while half the scope is blank?

TobyBrown0927 · 22 points · Buying advice · 26 Jul 2026

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Sealed accessory delivery is short of adapters for my 116 kits

RebeccaBrown0952 · 15 points · Buying advice · 25 Jul 2026

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Our robot demos used different trays. How do we compare them? - fixture-to-tray unloading

SamChan1116 · 25 points · Buying advice · 25 Jul 2026

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Fairino FR10: Checking a used arm for parts tray unloading

LouisBarnes0572 · 10 points · Buying advice · 25 Jul 2026

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The tidy tray isn't the one in our workshop (Universal Robots UR5e)

EmmaAli0202 · 7 points · Buying advice · 25 Jul 2026

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A robot tooling design review: Does this tooling quote describe the load Universal Robots UR5e would actually carry?

SamChan1116 · 26 points · Buying advice · 25 Jul 2026

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Small sample handling bench: Our loading small inspection fixtures demonstration leaves the tooling out of view

JuliaAli0239 · 17 points · Buying advice · 25 Jul 2026

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Comparing the complete cost of handling a boxed sensor module (carton pocket filling)

ZaraAbbott0047 · 5 points · Buying advice · 25 Jul 2026

5replies A

Choosing an arm when the demos don't match - tray-to-fixture loading

AnikaAli0247 · 8 points · Buying advice · 24 Jul 2026

5replies N

Seller promised an extra gripper mounting adapter, not just the installed one (Fairino FR10, sorting inspection samples)

NoahBennett0716 · 20 points · Buying advice · 24 Jul 2026

1replies A

Our Universal Robots UR5e arrived, but the promised spare kit didn't (loading sample trays)

AnnaAli0242 · 34 points · Buying advice · 24 Jul 2026

1replies R

Do I chase the spare kit separately from our sorting inspection samples setup? (Universal Robots UR5e)

RobinBennett0773 · 30 points · Buying advice · 24 Jul 2026

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How do we rescue a robot proposal with an incomplete budget? - tray unloading

WillBaker0487 · 38 points · Buying advice · 24 Jul 2026

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Different trays have muddled our robot shortlist - tray-to-fixture loading

BrunoAdams0104 · 28 points · Buying advice · 24 Jul 2026

11replies R

How do we rescue a robot proposal with an incomplete budget? (Fairino FR5, tray unloading)

RebeccaBrown0952 · 26 points · Buying advice · 24 Jul 2026

15replies C

Shared sample handling setup: Our accessory box won't complete 46 kits

CallumAdams0099 · 35 points · Buying advice · 24 Jul 2026

4replies C

Seller says split shipment, but there's no second reference (Universal Robots UR5e, transferring lightweight housings)

CarlaBrown0923 · 12 points · Buying advice · 23 Jul 2026

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The installed gripper mounting adapter is here; the spare isn't (Fairino FR10, transferring small housings)

SarahAli0241 · 25 points · Buying advice · 23 Jul 2026

0replies W

A compact dispatch workshop: Can we make these Universal Robots UR5e proposals comparable?

WillBaker0487 · 28 points · Buying advice · 23 Jul 2026

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What should I document after an incomplete robot delivery? (Fairino FR5, loading assembly fixtures)

GraceBarnes0581 · 9 points · Buying advice · 23 Jul 2026

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