{"id":"yaskawa-motoman-pl500","model_id":"PL500","name":"Yaskawa Motoman PL500","summary":"The Yaskawa Motoman PL500 is a 4-axis industrial robot for palletizing, order picking, and logistics tasks. It has a 500 kg payload, 3159 mm horizontal reach, and 3024 mm vertical reach, and uses a YRC1000 controller. Its parallel-link construction and internally routed airlines and cables support handling large unbalanced loads and connecting end-of-arm tooling.","study_notes":["Vertical reach is 3024 mm.","Controller is YRC1000.","T-axis has a 100 mm pass-through for end-of-arm tooling.","Parallel-link construction uses heavy-duty bearings for large, unbalanced loads.","Internally routed airlines and electric cables.","Applications include palletizing, order picking, and end-of-line or distribution logistics tasks."],"safety_notes":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.motoman.com/en-us/products/robots/industrial-robots/packaging-palletizing/pl-series/pl500","title":"Yaskawa Motoman PL500","accessed":"2026-10-25"}],"verification":{"status":"source_checked","checked_at":"2026-10-25","values":4,"method":"llm_source_check"},"updated_at":"2026-10-25","type":"hardware","spec":{"category":"industrial_robot","manufacturer":"yaskawa-motoman","controllers":[],"axes":4,"payload_kg":500,"reach_mm":3159,"joints":[],"protocols":[],"standards":[],"error_codes":[]},"url":"https://machineschema.com/hardware/yaskawa-motoman-pl500","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"}