Applied Innovations in Industrial Robotics: Increasing Operational Range through Structural Modifications and Control System Analysis

This article focuses on the studying and improving of the capabilities of a Fanuc M-900iB, 6 degree of freedom industrial robot arm. The main objective is to increase its reach and expand its workspace in situations where parallel production lines in automated industries can use one robot with a wide work frame instead of two robots per each line. In order to achieve these objectives, a complete engineering study of the structural, mechanical, electrical, electronic and software components has been carried out. To make this analysis, evaluation and improvement, the maintenance and construction manuals of this robot, the computer program used in real life as well as its physical study and computer simulation were used as reference.