ROBOT New function: R-50iA Supports Python

The new R-50iA robot controller can execute Python scripts as standard function.

Python is widely used in Web applications and numerical calculations. Many engineers have mastered Python programming.
With the R-50iA, customization specific to the system, such as reading/writing files, communication processing, and numerical calculation, can be performed with a Python program. The capability to use Python has dramatically expanded the freedom in building robot systems and has greatly improved development efficiency.
Python scripts are executed by calling from the robot’s TP program or from a KAREL program.

Python programs for R-50iA are developed in Visual Studio Code on a PC connected via Ethernet.
A rich assortment of debugging functions such as setting breakpoints, single-step execution, and variable watching are available to efficiently build systems.
The controller has a Python interpreter, executing scripts during production operation without a PC.

For the R-50iA, a Python library exclusive to FANUC ROBOTs is available.
With this library, various information of the robot controller can be accessed through a Python script. Such information includes I/O signals, numbers/position/string registers, the robot’s current position, I/O comments, and alarm history.

R-50iA Supports Python

（January 2025）