Universal Robots (UR), a provider of collaborative robots (cobots) used across a wide range of manufacturing industries, has announced that it will expand its leading product portfolio with a new 30 kg payload cobot.

With a 30 kg lifting capacity and a 1300 mm reach this robot can tend larger machines, palletize heavy products, and effectively support high-torque screw driving.
UR30 is the second in UR’s new series of innovative, next-generation cobots and is built on the same architecture as the award-winning UR20. Despite its compact size, UR30 offers extraordinary lift, and its superior motion control ensures the perfect placement of large payloads allowing it to work at higher speeds and lift heavier loads.
This makes UR30 ideal for several applications, including material handling and high-torque screw driving. For machine tending, the high payload brings new possibilities as it allows the cobot to use multiple grippers at the same time. This means it can remove finished parts and load more material in one single pass, shortening changeover times and maximizing productivity.
UR30 will also effectively support high torque screw driving as it can handle larger and higher-output torque tools — and, thanks to a steady mode feature, the UR30 delivers straight and consistent screw driving. This will be beneficial in the automotive industry as one example.
In addition to this, the 30 kg payload makes UR30 a great match for material handling and palletizing of heavy products across all industries, with the small footprint enabling it to fit into almost all workspace, while relieving workers of the heavy lifting. Weighing only 63.5 kg, it can also be easily moved between work cells.
“The higher payload and greater flexibility underpin a new era in automation,” said Kim Povlsen, UR president. “As industries evolve, the UR30 not only meets but anticipates shifting demands, enabling businesses to adapt and respond to changing needs effectively. As we continue to innovate, the UR30 is another step in UR’s journey in pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the world of automation.”
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