FANUC CRX-10iA

How CRX-10iA compares within +/- 5 kg payload.

FANUC's mid-payload cobot (10 kg / 1.25 m). Direct competitor to UR10e at slightly lower distributor pricing. The structural moat is the 8-year maintenance-free interval.

Why this cobot costs what it costs.

The CRX-10iA's headline number isn't the $40-52K distributor band — it's the 8-year no-maintenance interval that FANUC publishes as a service moat. Over a 5-year ownership horizon that's a $5,000-$12,500 saving versus a UR10e on UR Care, and the UR10e is the closest competitor at this payload. The tablet-based teach pendant uses drag-and-teach programming that genuinely is easier than Polyscope for first-time operators, and the R-30iB Mini Plus controller cross-portfolios with FANUC's industrial robot line — the same controller architecture scales to FANUC's 25 kg+ industrial arms if a buyer later needs heavy-payload at the same site. Where FANUC loses is ecosystem: the URCap network of 250+ certified accessories doesn't have a FANUC equivalent at the same depth. Integrators quoting CRX-10iA cells tend to charge $25-40K integration versus $15-25K for UR10e cells — partly because the FANUC partner network is shallower, partly because there's less pre-validated cell software. Lifetime cost favours FANUC; integration-velocity favours UR.

Vendor-specific Bill of Materials.

These line items are what FANUC cells specifically need, beyond the bare arm. Multiply the arm price by 2.5-4x to land at typical installed cost — these items account for most of that multiplier.

Target buyer profile.

Buyers prioritising lifetime cost over integration speed. Existing FANUC industrial-robot shops adding cobot capacity — the controller cross-portfolio compounds.

Single reseller (MachineToolProducts) quotes 46,025 USD; FANUC itself does not publish.