Automated fiber bundle placement apparatus

An automated fiber bundle placement apparatus comprising:

• a supply device configured to set a plurality of bobbins around which fiber bundles are wound, and deliver the fiber bundles from each of the bobbins;
• a placement head for performing placement of each of the fiber bundles supplied from the supply device on a placement die;
• and
• an articulated robot which has an arm to which the placement head is attached and moves the placement head for the placement, in which the placement head is attached to the articulated robot via a rotation mechanism, wherein
• the placement head is attached to a rotation section that is rotationally driven,
• the articulated robot includes a guide mechanism that guides the fiber bundle from the supply device toward the placement head, and
• the guide mechanism includes a plurality of tow guides provided corresponding to each of the fiber bundles, a support member that supports the tow guide, and a support mechanism configured to support the support member with respect to the arm such that the support member is displaceable in a width direction orthogonal to an extending direction of the arm in a plan.