A CRMA end-use equipment term for an automatically controlled, reprogrammable manipulator used in industrial automation.
Industrial robot is a CRMA end-use equipment term for automation machinery relevant to strategic-technology demand. The definition focuses on an automatically controlled, reprogrammable manipulator programmable in three or more axes; it is not every automated machine, software system, factory line, or proof of a critical-material claim.
This page is anchored in CRMA Article 2, point 42. It belongs in the strategic-technologies/end-use layer, where digital and industrial automation equipment can be connected to component and material demand evidence.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials
an automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator, programmable in three or more axes, which can either be fixed or mobile for use in industrial automation applications
CRMA Article 2 source-specific definition layer.
Reference: Article 2, point 42
Use industrial robot when product or equipment records need a CRMA-aligned end-use category for industrial automation applications. Keep it separate from general automation, digital-product-passport software, factory compliance, and material-origin evidence.
Industrial robots show how CRMA strategic technologies extend beyond batteries and renewable energy. Minespider uses the term as an end-use category that can connect equipment records to motors, magnets, and material demand without overclaiming what the equipment contains.