A compact, affordable CNC machine-tending cell.
It's built tough for the shop floor, works right alongside your machine operators, and anyone can run it.
By Centric Automation Systems
Need help with your current CNC machines? New machines? Automation?
We've got you.
One team. One united company.
For 20+ years we've built automation for shops of every size, and that experience is what's behind Robotend Lite. So whatever you actually need, you're working with one team that knows CNC inside out, and we won't sell you more than the job calls for. One company owns the whole job, with one number to call.
Three decisions.
Every cell benefits.
Designed around CNC workflows from the first sketch — not adapted to them after the fact.
Ships pre-commissioned.
We install, calibrate, and train your team in 1–2 working days — not weeks. No integrator handoff. No custom PLC work.
Zero robot programming.
The HMI speaks CNC: templates, offsets, fixtures. If your operator runs the mill, they run the robot.
FIG · CELL
Works the first time.
Other systems need weeks of tuning. Robotend Lite is engineered for your machine family from day one.
Scroll to disassemble.
Every component, engineered in.
Six subsystems · zero guesswork · hover any callout
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at every subsystem.
Five subsystems. Click a tab — watch each one do its job.
Industry-proven collaborative robot in 10 kg and 20 kg payload configurations. Built-in collision detection means operators work safely alongside it — no caging required.
10 / 20 kg · 1,418 mm reach
Match the gripper to the part. Single 2/3/4-finger for cubes, rounds, and irregular shapes. Dual grippers for simultaneous load/unload to halve cycle time.
SCHUNK · 30M+ cycles · <2 min swap
Recipe-based interface built for CNC operators. Pick a template, set offsets, save. No robot programming language required — minutes per job, not weeks.
FANUC R-30iB Plus · Tablet
Dual-zone safety laser scanner. Warning zone slows the robot as a person approaches. Safety zone stops it entirely. Operators interact with the cell confidently.
SICK nanoScan3 · Dual-zone
Interchangeable templates machined to your part profile. 15° angled face presents parts at the right pickup angle. Hot-swap a recipe and tray in under 2 minutes.
Cubes · Cylinders · RoundsRoll it in.
Lock it down. Run it.
A self-contained cell on locking casters — under 21 square feet on the floor. Wheel it to any machine, brake it down, and the integrated SICK scanner watches the cell. No fencing. No floor modifications.
Wheels into any shop floor.
Built to live in front of any CNC.
What changes
when the robot arrives.
Concrete outcomes measured across deployed customers in their first 90 days.
Load the cart. Go home. Come back to parts.
Robotend Lite runs unattended through second and third shifts. Shops routinely double spindle hours without adding a single headcount — load-in the afternoon, finished parts the next morning.
One operator, multiple cells.
Redeploy skilled machinists to programming and setup. The robot handles repetitive load / unload.
High-mix friendly.
Recipe switches in under two minutes. Cubes Monday, cylinders Tuesday.
"Overall, the experience was positive from start to finish. The sales, design, and engineering teams were very understanding of our project requirements and delivered a quality product that met our needs. Excellent communication throughout the process and the attention to every detail from design stage to shipping the finished machine was top notch. I highly recommend Centric for future automation needs."
Delivery to production,
in four steps.
We configure it.
Our CNC team installs and commissions for your parts, fixtures, and machine.
You build recipes.
HMI-driven. Select template, set offsets, save. Minutes per job.
You run production.
Auto for unattended shifts. Manual for setup and tweaks.
We support you.
Remote diagnostics. Gripper swaps. Scale to a second cell when ready.
We're FANUC integrators.
Robotend Lite is optimized for easy installation on FANUC controllers.
Robotend Lite is built on FANUC CRX cobots. When you pair it with a FANUC CNC, you unlock the Robot ON-SITE handshake — single Ethernet cable, no protocol licensing, hours instead of weeks. And Centric is your authorized FANUC integrator, so one company owns the install end-to-end.
Hours, not weeks.
Robot ON-SITE uses FANUC's macro and system variables for the CRX-to-CNC handshake. No PROFINET, EtherCAT, or EtherNet/IP licensing fees. Integrations that take competitors months take us hours.
Single-vendor responsibility.
One company, one phone call. No "the robot vendor blames the CNC vendor." Centric owns the integration end-to-end because we're authorized for both.
Legacy + modern controllers.
Works with FANUC 30i/31i/32i-B Plus, 0i-F Plus, 0i-F/0i-D, PMi-A — and legacy 16i/18i/21i-B controllers. Most existing FANUC shops can adopt without a controller upgrade.
Engineered for
your envelope.
Complete technical breakdown. Full datasheet available on request.
| Robot | FANUC CRX-10iA/L · CRX-20iA/L |
| Payload | 10 kg or 20 kg |
| Reach | 1,418 mm |
| Gripper options | Multiple configurations · matched at commissioning |
| Tray templates | Round or square parts up to 2" (127), 4" (41), or 6" (13) per load · custom for odd shapes |
| Safety | SICK nanoScan3 · SIL2 / PLd |
| Machine compatibility | Brother · Mazak · FANUC · SMEC |
| Power | 120V single-phase · 1.5 kVA · standard 15A outlet |
| Footprint | 1.69 × 1.13 m · ≈20.6 sq ft · mobile cart |
| Setup time | 1–2 days |
Answered plainly.
One to two working days for most shops. The cell ships pre-commissioned — on-site we calibrate to your specific machine, run first-article parts, and train your operators.
No. The HMI is recipe-based. If your team sets up CNC jobs today, they'll be building Robotend recipes by the end of week one.
Any CNC with a standard door interface — Brother SPEEDIOs, Mazak, FANUC RoboDrills, SMEC, and most Japanese and Taiwanese VMCs. We confirm compatibility during the quote process.
The SICK nanoScan3 dual-zone safety scanner creates a warning zone that slows the robot as a person approaches, and a safety zone that stops it entirely. Combined with the FANUC CRX's built-in collision detection, operators can interact with the cell confidently — no caging required.
You call one number. Our engineers remote-diagnose 80% of issues within an hour. For hardware, we stock spares for every cell we've shipped.
Up to 20 kg payload, with gripper configurations for cubes, cylinders, rounds, and irregular shapes. Our tray templates come in three standard sizes for round or square parts up to 6 inches, holding up to 127 per load, and we can custom-make a template for odd-shaped parts. We'll size the gripper and tray to your part envelope during quoting.
See it run your parts.
Send us a part drawing or a photo of your current setup. Within 48 hours we'll return a cycle-time estimate, gripper recommendation, and rough quote.