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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. 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…

  Universal Robots, a global provider of collaborative robots (cobots) will be hosting three virtual conferences in September and October. Businesses will gain access to exclusive insights on how automation can improve productivity, giving manufacturers the chance to learn and ask questions about how to better unlock efficiency gains via automation. ReAutomated: The virtual experience…

Universal Robots (UR) is a provider of collaborative robots (cobots) used across a wide range of manufacturing industries. The company recently launched the world’s first cobot spot welder, designed by Pro Spot International. Until now, spot welding has been prohibitive for cobots due to the weight of the weld gun and the complexity of the welds.…

Long dismissed as too heavy-duty a task for cobots, welding is now the fastest-growing application segment for Universal Robots (UR), a robotics manufacturer. This segment grew more than 80% in the first nine months of 2022 compared to last year, with well over 1,200 cobots expected to ship in the welding vertical this year. Since the…

The characteristic light-blue jointed collaborative robot arms from Universal Robots (UR) will be spotted hard at work throughout IMTS in Chicago from September 10-15. The numerous IMTS exhibits are a testament to the wide range of tasks and solutions now automated by UR. The cobots will handle vision-guided product inspection, ride on top of mobile…

At Autodesk’s Robotics Lab in San Francisco, Universal Robots cobots are proving it might be possible to automate portions of the construction industry. The projects span human-robot interactions, machine learning, drawing, and smart assembly systems. Some say robots are going to take over, and humans will have nothing to do. “But we wanted to explore…

Purple Robotics, founded by key developers at UR, now sells the PR10, an innovative vacuum gripper designed for collaborative applications. With its double-grip function, the PR10 can handle several items in a single operation, enabling small and mid-sized businesses to reduce production time by up to 50%. Unlike traditional vacuum grippers, the PR10 requires no external…

Attendees of ATX West show in Anaheim, California next week will get a hands-on experience of how user friendly collaborative robots (cobots) safely and effortlessly automate some of the most common manufacturing tasks in the industry. Universal Robots’ ATX booth #4616 is the launch pad for the Zero Footprint Palletizer (ZFP) — now ready for…

Using a robot arm for lightbox visual inspections has simplified production for one visual inspection systems manufacturer. Highlighted at PackExpo last November, Universal Robots’ collaborative robot—or cobot— is automating parts inspection for one of its preferred system integrators, HNJ Solutions. Its Automated Cosmetic Inspection system integrates automated pick-and-place with quality inspection of high volume production. […]

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Universal Robots A/S (UR) of Teradyne named Jürgen von Hollen President. He succeeds Enrico Krog Iversen who relinquished the post in June 2016. Mr. von Hollen was most recently the…

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Reach for the stars. That’s what Universal Robots did in their search for a new Global Technical Compliance Officer as the company’s R&D department identified the global top…

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Universal Robots, the Danish pioneer of human-robot collaboration, launches Universal Robots+, a showroom of plug & play application solutions offering a new level of simplicity for companies that…

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We spoke with several robot manufacturers to get their thoughts on where the industry is headed and what new things to watch for. Where we’ve been Over the past several years, there’s been a trend of more small- and mid-sized companies adopting robot technology—not to mention a reshoring angle to the industry, said John Bubnikovich,…

Industries worldwide have embraced the collaborative benefits of the user-friendly UR5 and UR10 robots that feature unrivaled performance vs. affordability and can work next to people with no safety guarding. With the new UR3 robot, Universal Robots brings this market leading concept to the table: The new compact table-top robot weighs only 24.3 lbs, but…