RoboScore
53.7
Out of 100. Its robots, plus proof from customers and the press.
5 of 6 measures have data
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RoboIndex
53.7
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Cartesian, SCARA, tabletop and 6-axis robots for industrial automation
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How it worksThe score is 65% robots, 30% proof from customers and the press, 5% range of robots. Activity and readiness are shown for context.
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Intelligent Actuator Incorporated (IAI), now IAI America/IAI Automation in global markets, makes Cartesian robots including the CRS 6-axis Cartesian robot, compact Cartesian robots, table-top robots, and larger slider-style systems for industrial automation. The company was founded in Shimizu, Japan in 1976 and serves manufacturing customers needing precise pick-and-place, motion, and assembly automation.
Active products
3
Company facts
- HQ
- Shimizu, Japan
- Founded
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Website
- www.intelligentactuator.com
Active robots by IAI
3 shown| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Table-top Robot | Industrial Arm | Payload 30 kg·Moving joints 4 | 2015 | 59.0 |
| 2 |  | Large Slider | Industrial Arm | Reach 2.5 m·Payload 108 kg | 2023 | 57.9 |
| 3 | 6-Axis Cartesian CRS | Industrial Arm | Payload 78.6 kg·Moving joints 6 | 2020 | 57.0 |
Safety reports
Japanese workplace accidents reach the labour ministry and product incidents reach NITE. We read both, and they are small files.
Press coverage
- Assembly Essentials - IAI Americas, Inc.
Assembly Magazine · Mar 2021
- Compact Cartesian Robots
IAI Automation
Milestones
- 2023launch
Launched Large Slider
IAI was profiled as offering the CRS 6-axis Cartesian robot and a broad line of Cartesian, SCARA, and tabletop robots.
- 2020launch
Launched 6-Axis Cartesian CRS
- 2015launch
Launched Table-top Robot
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