ShanghaiChaifu Robotics says its robot carries 5,000.36 kilograms.

The company says that beats FANUC’s 2,300-kilogram record, and showed it lifting an entire vehicle.

Chaifu says a self-developed large rotary-vector reducer, three-motor axis drive and cast-steel body carry the load.

Stability, positioning accuracy and maintenance costs still decide whether it works on a production line.

Chaifu aims the 3,700-millimetre-reach CR5000-3700 at nuclear power, rail transit and heavy-equipment plants.

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TechNode
questions whether 5-ton payload translates to industrial use, noting that automating heavy handling still needs fixtures and coordination

Sources: TechNode