Workshop owner evaluating a first automation purchase

AnnaBell0677

Anna Bell

AB

AustraliaJoined 8 Jan 2025171 posts

About

Workshop owner evaluating a first automation purchase. Currently exploring small-batch automation and supplier support. Working around multiple shifts; planning a 10-week trial before making a decision.

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Conversations

How do I trace our returned gripper controller past the receiving desk?

LiamBrooks0838 · 11 points · Buying robots from China · 17 Jun 2025

How much of my easy FR5 trial was somebody else's preparation?

AnnaBell0677 · 35 points · Reviews & comparisons · 11 Jun 2025

Why does our FR5 dashboard look healthy when its request fails?

AnnaBell0677 · 38 points · Programming & support · 16 May 2025

Which missing observation would make this stop worth reporting?

AnnaBell0677 · 28 points · Buying robots from China · 14 May 2025

our mill door has been edited out

EllaBrooks0816 · 0 points · Fairino robots · 12 May 2025

What should accompany this UR5e fixture-loading video?

ThomasBrooks0799 · 34 points · Buying robots from China · 8 May 2025

I can't approve either tool from the housing weight alone

CallumAllen0273 · 11 points · Buying advice · 8 May 2025

The layout reaches the blank but omits the tool

ElliotBrown0944 · 31 points · Fairino robots · 16 Apr 2025

What is support supposed to learn from an arm sitting still?

AnnaBell0677 · 31 points · Buying robots from China · 14 Apr 2025

The proposed FR10 tool fits only when the door is drawn shut

ChloeCarter1005 · 36 points · Fairino robots · 18 Mar 2025

The arm pauses at a different tray pocket each time

DavidAllen0345 · 10 points · Buying robots from China · 1 Mar 2025

What is missing from the fault report they keep returning?

AnnaBell0677 · 8 points · Buying robots from China · 4 Feb 2025

Why does only the borrowed laptop read the controller identity?

AnnaBell0677 · 10 points · Fairino robots · 30 Jan 2025

Support keeps asking what stopped; my video doesn't show it

AnnaBell0677 · 12 points · Buying robots from China · 13 Jan 2025

The pendant connection drawing is for another cabinet

TheoBennett0758 · 19 points · Buying robots from China · 3 Jan 2025