FANUC food industry robots help manufacturers automate food processing, handling, picking, packing and palletizing operations. From primary food handling to end-of-line packaging, FANUC robots and food-grade cobots provide scalable food automation solutions designed to improve productivity, consistency and sanitation.
Whether you need a high-speed delta robot for picking food products, a food-grade cobot for flexible handling or a robotic palletizing system for cases and containers, FANUC can help you identify the right automation solution for your application.
Food industry robots are industrial robots or collaborative robots used to automate food processing, handling, packaging and palletizing tasks. Depending on the application, food robots may include hygienic or food-grade features such as food-safe lubricants, protective coatings, sealed components, stainless steel construction and resistance to washdown procedures.
Find reliable FANUC food industry robots for high-speed picking, hygienic product handling, case packing, palletizing and other food automation applications.
The FANUC CRX-30iA is a heavy-lifting cobot with a 30kg payload, featuring wrist buttons for direct, simple teaching and customization.
The new DR-3iB/6 STAINLESS is FANUC’s first stainless steel food-grade delta robot for picking and packing primary food products.
FANUC food industry robots help manufacturers improve efficiency, productivity, food safety and consistency across food processing, handling, packaging and palletizing operations. Scalable food automation also helps address labor challenges and changing production demands.
Automate repetitive tasks so workers can focus on jobs requiring greater skill or decision-making while reducing physical strain.
Reliable robots, cobots and technical support keep high-speed picking, packing and palletizing operations moving.
Handle applications from raw ingredient transfer and product picking to case packing and palletizing finished goods.
Food-safe grease, specialized coatings and washdown-capable options help maintain hygiene in food processing environments.
Precise picking and packing reduces handling errors while flexible automation supports changing labor and production demands.
FANUC food industry robots can automate a range of tasks across food processing, packaging and end-of-line operations, including:
See FANUC food industry robots automate processing, handling, packaging and end-of-line applications across food and beverage production.
Explore applications involving product transfer, food assembly, bin picking and conveyor tracking.
A FANUC M‑710iC robot handles blocks of cheese, transferring products along conveyors during an automated food processing operation.
Video courtesy of Quest Industrial LLC
Two FANUC LR Mate 200iD/7LC robots pick and transfer burritos as they move along a conveyor in an automated food handling application.
Video courtesy of Convergix Automation Solutions
FANUC LR Mate robots transfer tortillas from one conveyor to another as part of an automated food handling process.
Video courtesy of Convergix Automation Solutions
An automated bun handling and sandwich assembly system singulates buns, places proteins and toppings with FANUC robots, and completes assembly before packaging.
Video courtesy of Convergix Automation Solutions
This system uses FANUC robots with 3D vision to bin pick, track produce on conveyors, and case pack fruits and vegetables of varying shapes.
Video courtesy of Genik Inc.
A FANUC M‑410iB robot picks 72 muffins at a time and transfers them into packaging containers in an automated depanning system.
Video courtesy of Colborne Foodbotics LLC
A compilation showcasing FANUC robotic food handling solutions across a variety of applications.
Video courtesy of Convergix Automation Solutions
See robots pick, place and load food products into trays, pouches, boxes and cases.
A FANUC M‑2iA/3SL delta robot picks food pouches from a conveyor and loads them into boxes.
Video courtesy of Strongpoint Automation
Delkor’s MSP Series case packer picks and places pouches at high speed, loading them flat, shingled, or nested into cases.
Video courtesy of Delkor Systems Inc.
FANUC LR Mate and delta robots work together to pick chocolate bars and pack them into cases within a vision‑guided robotic case packing system.
Video courtesy of Premier Tech
FANUC delta robots pick raw hamburger patties from a conveyor and place them into trays during an automated primary food packaging process.
Video courtesy of Tomahawk Automation Solutions LLC
The Quik Pick QP100 uses a stainless FANUC DR‑3iB/6 delta robot and soft gripping to pick and place raw poultry into trays for packaging.
Video courtesy of Quest Industrial LLC
This protein pick‑and‑place system shows robots loading steaks into thermoform trays, enabled by a fully hygienic robot design.
Video courtesy of Convergix Automation Solutions
A vision‑guided FANUC M‑1iA delta robot picks randomly placed candy bars from a conveyor and stacks them at high speed.
Video courtesy of Primetest Automation, Inc.
Explore automated sorting, positioning, mixed-pack production and packaging for beverage products.
A robotic variety infeed system uses FANUC M‑20iD robots to unload single‑flavor can trays and feed lanes for mixed‑pack carton loading.
Video courtesy of Mpac Group
SCARA robots form stable product layers by grouping and positioning beverage containers prior to packing and palletizing.
See robots stack, unstack and handle packaged food and beverage products at the end of the production line.
A robotic palletizing system uses a FANUC M‑410 robot to pick and stack juice gallon containers at high speed.
Video courtesy of Transautomation Technologies
Three FANUC robots sort and form layers of slim‑can cases, then palletize up to 100 cases/min with automated pallet dispensing for nonstop operation.
Video courtesy of Schneider Package Equipment Co Inc.
FANUC robots depalletize mixed beverage cases and pails using advanced tooling within an automated material handling system.
Video courtesy of Pasco Systems Corp
See how food producers and agricultural operations use FANUC robots to address labor challenges, improve efficiency and automate harvesting, food packaging and palletizing applications.
By deploying intelligent robotic harvesters, Westburg Greenhouse reduced reliance on manual labor, improved efficiency, and created a scalable path for greenhouse automation.
By partnering with Delkor Systems, Kenny’s Candy automated packaging lines to hit up to 70 packages per minute — driving major productivity gains while creating more higher‑value roles for workers.
See how Nature Fresh Farms uses AI‑powered FANUC robots to harvest tomatoes — reducing labor strain, overcoming workforce shortages, and enabling rapid greenhouse expansion with existing staff.
Tasteful Selections boosted efficiency, improved worker safety, and removed packing bottlenecks by deploying FANUC palletizing and delta robots to gently handle potatoes at high speeds.
Find answers to common questions about using robots for food processing, handling, packaging and palletizing.
Food industry robots automate repetitive operations such as product handling, picking, sorting, packaging, case packing, palletizing and depalletizing.
Food processing robots can transfer products between conveyors, track and sort items, load trays, assemble food products and prepare them for packaging.
A food-grade robot includes features designed for food handling environments. Depending on the model, these may include food-safe grease, specialized coatings, stainless steel construction and protection for washdown conditions.
Food and beverage automation can use delta, SCARA, articulated and collaborative robots. The appropriate robot depends on the application, product, payload, reach and production environment.
Yes. Food packaging robots can pick and place products, load trays and pouches, pack cases and prepare finished products for palletizing.
Selected FANUC food-grade robots can handle raw food products. Applications shown on this page include raw hamburger patty packaging, raw poultry tray loading and protein pick-and-place operations.
FANUC robots can support beverage handling, can sorting, variety-pack production, layer forming, case palletizing and depalletizing applications.
Consider the product, application, payload, reach, production speed and sanitation requirements. FANUC can help identify a robotic solution suited to your food processing, packaging or end-of-line operation.
By deploying intelligent robotic harvesters, Westburg Greenhouse reduced reliance on manual labor, improved efficiency, and created a scalable path for greenhouse automation.
By partnering with Delkor Systems, Kenny’s Candy automated packaging lines to hit up to 70 packages per minute — driving major productivity gains while creating more higher‑value roles for workers.
See how Nature Fresh Farms uses AI‑powered FANUC robots to harvest tomatoes — reducing labor strain, overcoming workforce shortages, and enabling rapid greenhouse expansion with existing staff.
Tasteful Selections boosted efficiency, improved worker safety, and removed packing bottlenecks by deploying FANUC palletizing and delta robots to gently handle potatoes at high speeds.
Standardized robotic palletizing and case-packing solutions help food manufacturers boost efficiency and overcome labor shortages.
Bakeries are using flexible, easy-to-use robotics to ease labor shortages, improve safety, and boost productivity while empowering workers.
The new CRX-30iA food-grade cobot offers top reach and payload in its class, improving efficiency and consistency in food and beverage applications.
This promo showcases the FANUC DR‑3iB delta robots performing fast, precise picking tasks.
This overview highlights FANUC robotic solutions for food handling, packaging, and palletizing across a range of processing environments.
An overview of FANUC SCARA robots for food applications, highlighting SR‑12iA and SR‑20iA models with food‑grade and washdown environmental options.
Standardized robotic palletizing and case-packing solutions help food manufacturers boost efficiency and overcome labor shortages.
Bakeries are using flexible, easy-to-use robotics to ease labor shortages, improve safety, and boost productivity while empowering workers.
The new CRX-30iA food-grade cobot offers top reach and payload in its class, improving efficiency and consistency in food and beverage applications.
