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  • Universal Robots was officially founded in 2005, with the goal of making robot technology accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises. Universal Robots produce a robotic arm which is characterized by being extremely flexible and easy to use in the day-to-day production. With eight new adjustable safety rated functions, Universal Robots’ robot arms are the only robots in the world that intelligently adapt advanced safety settings to each specific application.

    More than 10,000 UR robots are installed worldwide.
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  • COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS FROM UNIVERSAL ROBOTS

  • Our family of collaborative robots offers four different payload options - 3, 5, 10 and 16 kg. – enabling a wide variety of applications. And with six degrees of freedom, incredible flexibility, and easy integration into existing production environments, our collaborative robots are built to do more.
      • UR3e ROBOT

      • The UR3 collaborative robot is a smaller collaborative table-top robot, perfect for light assembly tasks and automated workbench scenarios. The compact table-top cobot weighs only 24.3 lbs (11 kg), but has a payload of 6.6 lbs (3 kg), 360-degree rotation on all wrist joints, and infinite rotation on the end joint. These unique features make the UR3 cobot the most flexible, lightweight collaborative table-top robot to work side-by-side with employees in the market today.

        The UR3 collaborative robot is an optimal assistant in assembly, polish, glue, and screw applications requiring uniform product quality. The collaborative table-top robot can also be used in a separate work station mounted on the table, picking, assembling, and placing parts in optimized production flows. Because of its compact form and easy programming, it’s easy to switch it between tasks to meet agile manufacturing needs, resulting in low total cost of ownership and an ultra-fast payback period.

        UR3 robot applications span manufacturing industries from medical devices to circuit boards and electronic components.

        A NEW SERIES OF COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS
        The UR3e collaborative robot is a smaller collaborative table-top robot, perfect for light assembly tasks and automated workbench scenarios. The compact table-top cobot weighs only 24.3 lbs (11 kg), but has a payload of 6.6 lbs (3 kg), ±360-degree rotation on all wrist joints, and infinite rotation on the end joint.

        UR3e QUICK FACTS
        • REACH: 500 mm / 19.7 ins
        • PAYLOAD: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs
        • FOOTPRINT: Ø 128 mm
        • WEIGHT: 11.2 kg / 24.7 lbs
            • UR3 robot - Ultra flexible table-top robot

              • ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT
              • COMPACT FOOTPRINT
              • IDEAL FOR INTRICATE TASKS

              The UR3e has a compact form factor making it a good fit for tight workspaces. Its small footprint is great for bench-tops or built directly inside machinery, making it well suited for light assembly and screwdriving applications. UR3e is also offered as an OEM robot system and with a 3-Position Teach pendant.

              EASY PROGRAMMING
              Patented technology lets operators with no programming experience quickly set up and operate our cobots with intuitive, 3D visualization. Simply move the robot arm to desired waypoints or touch the arrow keys on the easy-to-use touchscreen tablet.

              FAST SET-UP
              Universal Robots has revolutionized cobot set-up, reducing typical robotic deployment measured in weeks to a matter of hours. The average set-up time reported by our customers is only half a day. The out-of-box experience for an untrained operator to unpack the cobot, mount it, and program the first simple task is typically less than an hour.

              FLEXIBLE DEPLOYMENT
              Don’t be limited by dedicated robotics. Universal Robots are lightweight, space-saving, and easy to re-deploy to multiple applications without changing your production layout. Moving the cobot to new processes is fast and easy, giving you the agility to automate almost any manual task, including those with small batches or fast change-overs. The cobot is able to re-use programs for recurrent tasks.

              COLLABORATIVE AND SAFE
              Now you can replace human operators in dirty, dangerous, and dull jobs to reduce repetitive strain and accidental injuries. Eighty percent of the thousands of UR robots worldwide operate with no safety guarding (after risk assessment), right beside human operators. The safety system of our robots is approved and certified by TÜV (The German Technical Inspection Association).
        • UR5e Robot

        • Built with the future in mind, the UR5e is designed to grow in capability alongside your business, a spring board to improved product quality and productivity, so you will always be able to stay ahead of competition. Equipped with intuitive programming, versatile use and an almost endless list of opportunities for add-ons, the UR5e is able to complement production regardless of your industry, company size or product nature.

          The UR5e strikes the perfect balance between size and power.

          UR5 QUICK FACTS

          • REACH 850 mm / 33.5 ins
          • PAYLOAD 5 kg / 11 lbs
          • FOOTPRINT Ø 149 mm
          • WEIGHT 20.6 kg / 45.4 lbs
              • UR5 robot - A highly flexible robot arm

                • LIGHTWEIGHT
                • DIVERSE APPLICATION
                • COVERAGE RAPID AND FLEXIBLE DEPLOYMENT

                The UR5e is a lightweight, adaptable collaborative industrial robot that tackles medium-duty applications with ultimate flexibility. The UR5e is designed for seamless integration into a wide range of applications. UR5e is also offered as an OEM robot system and with a 3-Position Teach pendant.

                EASY PROGRAMMING
                Patented technology lets operators with no programming experience quickly set up and operate our cobots with intuitive, 3D visualization. Simply move the robot arm to desired waypoints or touch the arrow keys on the easy-to-use touchscreen tablet.

                FAST SET-UP

                Universal Robots has revolutionized cobot set-up, reducing typical robotic deployment measured in weeks to a matter of hours. The average set-up time reported by our customers is only half a day. The out-of-box experience for an untrained operator to unpack the cobot, mount it, and program the first simple task is typically less than an hour.

                FLEXIBLE DEPLOYMENT

                Don’t be limited by dedicated robotics. Universal Robots are lightweight, space-saving, and easy to re-deploy to multiple applications without changing your production layout. Moving the cobot to new processes is fast and easy, giving you the agility to automate almost any manual task, including those with small batches or fast change-overs. The cobot is able to re-use programs for recurrent tasks.

                COLLABORATIVE AND SAFE

                Now you can replace human operators in dirty, dangerous, and dull jobs to reduce repetitive strain and accidental injuries. Eighty percent of the thousands of UR robots worldwide operate with no safety guarding (after risk assessment), right beside human operators. The safety system of our robots is approved and certified by TÜV (The German Technical Inspection Association).
          • UR10e Robot

          • The Universal Robots UR10e collaborative industrial robot arm is our largest industrial robot arm, designed for bigger tasks where precision and reliability are still of paramount importance. With the UR10e industrial robot arm you can automate processes and tasks that weighs up to 10 kg.

            Heavier-weight collaborative processes, such as packaging, palletizing, assembly, and pick and place are all well-suited to the UR10e industrial robot. With a reach radius of up to 1300mm, the UR10e industrial robot is designed to be more effective at tasks across a larger area. You can therefore save time on production lines where distance can be a factor.

            The UR10e collaborative industrial robot is easy to program, offers fast set-up, is collaborative and safe, and like our other collaborative robots, offers one of the fastest payback times in the industry.

            UR10 QUICK FACTS
            • REACH 1300 mm / 51.2 ins
            • PAYLOAD 10 kg / 22 lbs
            • FOOTPRINT Ø 190 mm
            • WEIGHT 33.5 kg / 73.9 lbs
                • UR10 robot - A collaborative industrial robot

                  • LONG REACH FOR WIDE WORKSPACES
                  • DIVERSE APPLICATION COVERAGE
                  • RAPID AND FLEXIBLE DEPLOYMENT

                  The UR10e is an extraordinarily versatile collaborative industrial robot, delivering both high payload (10 kg) lift and long reach (1300mm) makes it well suited for a wide range of applications in machine tending, palletizing, and packaging. UR10e also offered as an OEM robot system and with a 3-Position Teach pendant.

                  EASY PROGRAMMING
                  Patented technology lets operators with no programming experience quickly set up and operate our cobots with intuitive, 3D visualization. Simply move the robot arm to desired waypoints or touch the arrow keys on the easy-to-use touchscreen tablet.

                  FAST SET-UP

                  Universal Robots has revolutionized cobot set-up, reducing typical robotic deployment measured in weeks to a matter of hours. The average set-up time reported by our customers is only half a day. The out-of-box experience for an untrained operator to unpack the cobot, mount it, and program the first simple task is typically less than an hour.

                  FLEXIBLE DEPLOYMENT
                  Don’t be limited by dedicated robotics. Universal Robots are lightweight, space-saving, and easy to re-deploy to multiple applications without changing your production layout. Moving the cobot to new processes is fast and easy, giving you the agility to automate almost any manual task, including those with small batches or fast change-overs. The cobot is able to re-use programs for recurrent tasks.

                  COLLABORATIVE AND SAFE
                  Now you can replace human operators in dirty, dangerous, and dull jobs to reduce repetitive strain and accidental injuries. Eighty percent of the thousands of UR robots worldwide operate with no safety guarding (after risk assessment), right beside human operators. The safety system of our robots is approved and certified by TÜV (The German Technical Inspection Association).
            • UR16e Robot

            • The Universal Robots UR16e delivers an impressive 16kg (35.3 lbs.) of payload within a small footprint, and is ideal for use in heavy machine tending, material handling, packaging, and screw and nut driving applications. This powerhouse robot allows for heavier end of arm tooling and multi-part handling, and is especially useful for achieving shorter cycle times.

              The Universal Robots UR16e collaborative industrial robot arm has the heaviest payload in our series of collaborative robots. The UR16e is designed for bigger tasks where precision and reliability are still of paramount importance. The UR16e collaborative industrial robot is easy to program, offers fast set-up, is collaborative and safe, and like our other collaborative robots, offers one of the fastest payback times in the industry.
                  • UR16 robot - A collaborative industrial robot

                    • HEAVY MACHINE TENDING
                    • MASSIVE PICK AND PLACE
                    • VOLUMINOUS PACKAGING

                    The UR10e is an extraordinarily versatile collaborative industrial robot, delivering both high payload (10 kg) lift and long reach (1300mm) makes it well suited for a wide range of applications in machine tending, palletizing, and packaging. UR10e also offered as an OEM robot system and with a 3-Position Teach pendant.

                    EASY PROGRAMMING
                    Patented technology lets operators with no programming experience quickly set up and operate our cobots with intuitive, 3D visualization. Simply move the robot arm to desired waypoints or touch the arrow keys on the easy-to-use touchscreen tablet.

                    FAST SET-UP

                    Universal Robots has revolutionized cobot set-up, reducing typical robotic deployment measured in weeks to a matter of hours. The average set-up time reported by our customers is only half a day. The out-of-box experience for an untrained operator to unpack the cobot, mount it, and program the first simple task is typically less than an hour.

                    FLEXIBLE DEPLOYMENT
                    Don’t be limited by dedicated robotics. Universal Robots are lightweight, space-saving, and easy to re-deploy to multiple applications without changing your production layout. Moving the cobot to new processes is fast and easy, giving you the agility to automate almost any manual task, including those with small batches or fast change-overs. The cobot is able to re-use programs for recurrent tasks.

                    COLLABORATIVE AND SAFE
                    Now you can replace human operators in dirty, dangerous, and dull jobs to reduce repetitive strain and accidental injuries. Eighty percent of the thousands of UR robots worldwide operate with no safety guarding (after risk assessment), right beside human operators. The safety system of our robots is approved and certified by TÜV (The German Technical Inspection Association).
              • Industries

                  • AUTOMOTIVE & SUBCONTRACTORS

                  • COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS IN AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING
                    While the automotive industry is highly automated, huge opportunities remain for incremental growth. Collaborative robots are driving new efficiencies across the industry, in applications including machine loading, inspection, and assembly in the production of powertrain, electronics, and interiors.

                    For Tier 1 OEMs to contractors throughout the supply chain, flexible, cost-effective cobots are improving output and consistency for a spectrum of sub-assemblies, modules, and systems. Easy-to-deploy and redeploy cobots ideally address the industry’s need for customization and fast response to changing consumer demands.

                    Cobots can work side-by-side with human workers, improving their output and consistency and allowing them to support more in-line processes in a single work space. While traditional automation requires an all-or-nothing approach, cobots allow automotive manufacturers to automate specific tasks and see fast return on investment.

                    COLLABORATIVE AUTOMATION ADVANTAGES
                    • FLEXIBILITY
                      Quickly and affordably adapt assembly lines for new requirements. Lightweight collaborative robot arms can be easily programmed and redeployed and can even be mounted on carts for mobility.
                    • PRODUCTIVITY
                      Add new functionality without expensive changes to production lines. Meet competitive demands for faster output and lower costs, even in processes not typically suited for automation.
                    • CONSISTENCY
                      Increase quality and consistency in repetitive tasks where human workers struggle. Collaborative robots can work non-stop while operators focus on higher-value tasks.
                      • ELECTRONICS & TECHNOLOGY

                      • COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS IN ELECTRONICS & TECHNOLOGY
                        In this fast-moving industry, agility is the key to competitiveness. Whether you’re building sub-assemblies, loading and unloading test fixtures, or kitting and packaging products, flexible collaborative robots can improve productivity, quality, and consistency.

                        Safe alongside workers (after a risk assessment), cobots can handle precise tasks such as insertion, dispensing, screwdriving, or labeling with high repeatability. As you automate these repetitive processes, you can redeploy skilled workers to more valuable tasks. Collaborative robots are also an ideal way to distance workers on production lines, by filling in upstream or downstream processes.

                        Cobot arms are lightweight and easy to program, so they can be easily moved from one production line to another—or moved from production to packaging or palletizing—as needed. Even in competitive electronics manufacturing, cobots can pay for themselves in under a year.

                        COLLABORATIVE AUTOMATION ADVANTAGES
                        • FLEXIBILITY
                          Quickly adapt assembly, testing or packaging lines for new requirements. Collaborative robots can be easily programmed and redeployed. These lightweight robot arms can even be mounted on carts for greater mobility.
                        • PRECISION
                          Increase quality and consistency in repetitive tasks where human workers struggle. Cobots can reliably perform delicate assembly operations, precise glue dispensing, and consistent test and measurement processes without breaks.
                        • PRODUCTIVITY
                          Even small and mid-sized electronics manufacturers can afford collaborative robots to drive productivity. Meet competitive demands for faster output and lower costs, and see ROI typically in less than a year.
                          • METALS & MACHINING

                          • COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS IN METALS & MACHINING
                            If your equipment is idle, it’s costing you money. While machine tending positions are tough to fill and retain, cobots are always on the job. Collaborative automation is ideal for machine tending applications such as CNC and die cast machines, press brakes, and dial tables, which can run around the clock consistently and reliably. You’ll keep your shop running and can move skilled machinists into higher value and more rewarding positions.

                            Cobots are also at the heart of collaborative welding systems that cost a fraction of traditional automated systems and can fit into standard welding work cells. Automate repetitive or small products that are undesirable for welders and move your best welders to high-profit product lines. The result is more consistent quality and more satisfied workers.

                            Collaborative automation is affordable and flexible, so you can easily move robot arms from one task to another as your business needs change. Programming is fast and easy, and programs can be saved for quick changeovers. No more long downtimes and scrap material as you train new and temporary workers. And no more turning work away because of limited resources.

                            COLLABORATIVE AUTOMATION ADVANTAGES
                            • PRODUCTIVITY
                              Increase productivity by optimizing equipment and workers. Cobots can work reliably around the clock, producing consistently higher-quality and reducing scrap. And ROI typically occurs in less than a year.
                            • FLEXIBILITY
                              Quickly and easily adapt to new products, even low-volume or quick-turn jobs. Collaborative robot arms can be reprogrammed and redeployed in-house, and can even be mounted on carts for easy mobility.
                            • QUALITY
                              Increase quality and consistency in repetitive tasks that are undesirable for human workers. Cobots can reliably perform precise, consistent welds and load and unload machines without breaks.
                              • FOOD & BEVERAGE

                              • INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS IN FOOD & BEVERAGE
                                UR cobots are used throughout the food and beverage supply chain in a wide range of secondary processes such as packaging and machine tending. Collaborative robots can work in conditions from humid greenhouses to refrigerated rooms to tending hot ovens, relieving employees from repetitive tasks that can cause injury in unfavorable environments.

                                Cobots excel in low-touch processes, and can work around the clock without breaks. This is ideal for seasonal bursts, where cobots can meet productivity requirements without the need for additional temporary workers. Flexible, easy-to-program cobots can then be redeployed to new product lines or different processes. With no need for safety fencing (after risk assessment), cobot-based production or packaging lines can be easily reconfigured, adding value for even for low-volume runs.

                                For pick/pack/pal applications, UR cobot models meet a range of reach and payload requirements. Built-in palletizing wizards make deployment a breeze, even to meet specific customer needs for pallet patterns and labeling that are often required for food and beverage distribution.

                                COLLABORATIVE AUTOMATION ADVANTAGES
                                • FLEXIBILITY
                                  Cobots’ easy programming lets food and beverage producers and packagers quickly adapt to new products and delivery requirements. Collaborative robot arms can be reprogrammed, moved, and redeployed, so even smaller facilities can run multiple lines or switch from production to packaging in the same floor space.
                                • PRODUCTIVITY
                                  Cobots in food and beverage applications can work around the clock to meet even high seasonal demands. Quality isn’t sacrificed for productivity, with accurate, repeatable automation that can reduce waste. A wide range of plug-and-play grippers mean cobots can easily handle delicate and irregularly shaped objects.
                                • SAFETY & HYGIENE
                                  Collaborative robots are safe to work side-by-side with human workers in delicate food and beverage processes. (after a risk assessment). Cobots can also work alone to reduce the risk of contamination in low-touch processes. UR cobots are designed with an outer casing that reduces the risk of dust accumulation.
                                  • PLASTICS & POLYMERS

                                  • COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS IN PLASTICS & POLYMERS
                                    Injection and blow molding operations don’t make money unless the mold is closed. But loading and unloading machines is dull, repetitive, and injury-prone work that is challenging to staff. That makes it ideal for automation. UR robot arms are available in a range of reach and payload capabilities. They can be integrated into existing facilities with high-mix, low-volume production that can’t be cost-effectively automated with traditional robots.

                                    Flexible cobots can also be redeployed throughout a plastics manufacturing facility to automate many other processes. Those include secondary processes such as degating, grinding, spru removal, and polishing, as well as applying labels or decals to plastic parts. Cobots can be deployed for assembly and packaging and palletizing processes, working safely alongside operators after a risk assessment.

                                    As plastics manufacturers expand into additive processes such as 3D printing, collaborative robots provide additional advantages. Cobots can work around the clock to keep printer farms humming. Lightweight cobots can be mounted on mobile carts and still have long enough reach to load and unload plates from multiple printers.

                                    COLLABORATIVE AUTOMATION ADVANTAGES
                                    • PRODUCTIVITY
                                      Cobots in plastic and polymer applications can work around the clock to meet demand, without the struggle to staff undesirable tasks. Quality isn’t sacrificed for productivity, with accurate, repeatable automation that can also help reduce waste.
                                    • FLEXIBILITY
                                      Cobots’ easy programming lets manufacturers quickly adapt to changing customer demands. Collaborative robot arms can be reprogrammed redeployed to support multiple product lines or to switch from production to assembly to packaging and palletizing.
                                    • PRECISION
                                      Increase quality and consistency in repetitive tasks where human workers struggle. Cobots can reliably perform delicate assembly operations, precise dispensing and machine tending, as well as packaging and labeling in a wide range of processes.
                                      • MEDICAL & COSMETICS

                                      • COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS IN MEDICAL & COSMETICS
                                        As medical and cosmetic product lifecycles shrink, collaborative automation provides manufacturing agility. Robot arms from Universal Robots can be used to maximize output and ensure consistent quality—and then can be quickly redeployed for new product lines. Cobots are used throughout the industry to tend machines and conveyors; precisely assemble devices and products; and kit and package items into blister packs, cartons, or pallets.

                                        Cobots help you reduce the risk of human contamination in sensitive processes and clean environments. UR collaborative robot arms can be used for sterile, precise handling and assembly of medical devices or implants. Robots can also relieve workers from material handling jobs in dusty, loud, and high-vibration operations, allowing them to move to higher-value tasks. And with UR+ certified vision systems, cobots can perform detailed quality inspections.

                                        With easy deployment, robot set-up for medical and cosmetic applications is typically measured in hours or days, not weeks. Lightweight cobot arms can be easily moved from one process to another on mobile carts, and a single robot can often tend multiple machines.

                                        COLLABORATIVE AUTOMATION ADVANTAGES
                                        • PRODUCTIVITY
                                          Increase productivity by optimizing utilization of equipment and workers. Cobots can work reliably around the clock without breaks, producing consistently higher-quality products and reducing scrap. And ROI typically occurs in less than a year.
                                        • FLEXIBILITY
                                          Quickly and easily adapt to new products, even low-volume or quick-turn jobs. Collaborative robot arms can be reprogrammed and redeployed in-house, and can even be mounted on carts for easy mobility.
                                        • QUALITY
                                          Repetitive tasks are undesirable for human workers, whose attention can slip after hours of the same process. Cobots can reliably perform delicate assembly and consistently load and unload machines for higher quality and reduced scrap.
                                          • EDUCATION & SCIENCE

                                          • COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS IN EDUCATION & SCIENCE
                                            UR robots are used throughout the education, scientific, and research communities to create a foundation for accurate information-gathering and analysis, to develop new technologies, and to educate future generations. Safe around students (after a risk assessment), intuitive and easy-to-program cobots are used in vocational and technical programs to teach valuable and up-to-date automation skills to teens and adults to help address the manufacturing skills gap. Cobots are also used to support sophisticated higher-education projects in a range of study areas.

                                            Small, lightweight cobots are cost-effective to deploy and can fit in small labs and on classroom tables. A Universal Robots robot arm consistently follows exact processes and pre-defined workflows with high repeatability around the clock. Cobots excel in strict laboratory environments and for analyses that need to avoid the possibility of human contamination. In many cases, these are also dull, repetitive, difficult, and potentially dangerous tasks that are unsuitable for lab technicians.

                                            Intuitive, flexible programming allows even non-robotics students to easily take advantage of the benefits of automation without distracting them from their primary subject matter. And with the growth of collaborative automation in industries around the world, students with cobot experience bring valuable skills to employers right out of school.

                                            COLLABORATIVE AUTOMATION ADVANTAGES
                                            • AFFORDABILITY
                                              Affordable, lightweight, and easy-to-program collaborative robots are ideal for educational and lab settings. After a risk assessment is performed, the robots can be used without bulky and expensive safety caging. And programs can be created and saved to support multiple workflows and classes.
                                            • FLEXIBILITY
                                              Cobots’ easy programming lets students and researchers quickly adapt to new projects. Collaborative robot arms can be reprogrammed and redeployed, and programs can be saved for later use. Small and lightweight, cobots can be flexibly mounted on tabletops, desks, or carts for easy mobility.
                                            • QUALITY
                                              Repetitive tasks are undesirable for technicians and students, whose attention can slip after hours of the same process. With high repeatability, cobots can reliably perform precise, delicate assembly and consistently load and unload materials for higher quality and reduced waste.
                                              • Applications

                                              • Cobots from Universal Robots are bringing flexible automation to manufacturers of all sizes. From assembly to painting, from palletizing to screw-driving, from packaging to polishing, from injection molding to welding, or whatever processing task you can think of, our family of robot arms can help you achieve greater productivity to compete in a global market.
                                                  • ASSEMBLY

                                                  • ADD PRECISION AND CONSISTENCY TO SCREW DRIVING, INSERTION AND ASSEMBLY APPLICATIONS WITH OUR COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS

                                                    A COLLABORATIVE ROBOT ARM FROM UNIVERSAL ROBOTS CAN REDUCE ASSEMBLY TIMES, INCREASE PRODUCTION SPEED, AND IMPROVE QUALITY
                                                    Produce repeatable, accurate assembly processes such as screw driving, nut driving, part fitting, and insertion while reducing repetitive workplace injuries. With the right adaptor mechanisms, UR collaborative robot arms can handle assembly of plastics, woods, metals, or other materials. If the assembly robot comes into contact with a person, our patented technology limits the forces at contact. UR robots can also be programmed to operate in reduced mode when a human enters the robot’s work area and resume full speed when the person leaves.

                                                    Universal Robots provides a future-proof platform for small businesses looking to optimize production. If your workflow changes, the assembly robotic arm can be deployed quickly and easily in new product lines due to its small size and lightweight design. Intuitive software allows even the most inexperienced user to quickly grasp the basics of programming and set waypoints by simply moving the robot into position.

                                                    For screw driving applications, the end joint on the UR3 offers infinite rotation. Built-in force/torque sensing in the e-Series robots allow it to be placed directly into a screw driving application without the need for a costly torque-controlled screw-driving tool. And UR robot arms’ repeatability of down to +/- 0.03 mm (30 microns) is perfect for automating quick-precision handling.
                                                    • Lower your operation costs. Universal Robots gives you all the advantages of advanced robotic automation, with none of the traditional added costs associated with robot programming, set-up, and dedicated, shielded work cells. The average payback period of 195 days is the fastest in the robot industry.
                                                    • Now you can replace human operators in dirty, dangerous, and dull jobs to reduce repetitive strain and accidental injuries. Most of the thousands of UR robots worldwide operate with no safety guarding (after risk assessment), right beside human operators.
                                                    • Expand production capabilities with increase quality, consistency, and production speed. The deployment of the robotic arm in new processes is fast and easy, giving you the agility to automate almost any manual task, including those with small batches or fast change-overs. The robot is able to re-use programs for recurrent tasks.
                                                    • The UR robot can be used in most assembly applications. It is space-saving and can be reprogrammed quickly to be used with different machines. Robot extensions can be customized to your manufacturing requirements.
                                                    • All Universal Robots’ robotics arms are certified IP-54. They will need protection when working in corrosive liquid environments.
                                                      • DISPENSING

                                                      • PRECISE DISPENSING APPLICATIONS WITH COLLABORATIVE ROBOT ARMS

                                                        REDUCE WASTE AND INCREASE ACCURACY BY USING A UNIVERSAL ROBOT FOR DISPENSING APPLICATIONS
                                                        A collaborative robot can add flexibility, efficiency, and freedom to your gluing, sealing, painting, and other dispensing tasks. The e-Series robots offer built-in force/torque sensing for consistent flow and precise placement to reduce waste and scrap. It’s easy to move our flexible, lightweight robots to the areas where you need application support. When the task is finished, you can re-purpose and re-deploy the robot to other areas in your production.

                                                        Improve workplace safety by allowing a robot to handle dangerous tasks. If the robot comes into contact with a person, our patented technology limits the forces at contact. UR robots can also be programmed to operate in reduced mode when a human enters the robot’s work area and resume full speed when the person leaves.
                                                        • Dispensing
                                                          Universal Robots robot arms are IP-54 certified and need additional protection when working in corrosive liquid environments. Easy programming and a short average set-up time make Universal Robots robot arms ideal even for small-volume productions, where rearranging large-scale facilities wouldn’t be cost-effective. Moving the robot to new processes is fast and easy, giving you the agility to automate almost any manual task, including those with small batches or fast change-overs. The robot is able to re-use programs for recurrent tasks.
                                                        • Gluing
                                                          Applicable in many industries from sinks and windows to machine and automobile parts, the robot will help you to reduce your cycle time and improve the quality of your products. It requires superhuman abilities to dose exactly the same quantity of glue constantly. However, UR robots can maintain consistent pressure at all times. Ensure consistent quality, reduce production costs, and optimize your operation.
                                                        • Welding
                                                          Numerous types of welding are possible with the UR robot, such as TIG, MIG, spot, arc, ultrasound, and plasma. Reduced production downtime and less wasted material are among the many advantages of deploying a collaborative robot arm.
                                                          • FINISHING

                                                          • HUMAN-ROBOT COLLABORATION IN SANDING, POLISHING AND FINISHING APPLICATIONS

                                                            APPLY THE RIGHT FORCE IN POLISHING AND BUFFING APPLICATIONS WITH COLLABORATIVE ROBOT ARMS
                                                            Ensure consistent polishing and buffing using a Universal Robot with built-in force mode – even on curved and uneven surfaces.

                                                            Polishing, buffing, and even sanding tasks require a specific, often delicate touch. A Universal Robot with force control offers a flexible solution that will automatically adjust position to achieve the desired force. This valuable capability comes standard with Universal Robots e-Series line of cobots without the additional cost and complexity of other manufacturers.

                                                            Improve workplace safety by allowing a robot to handle dangerous tasks. If the robot comes into contact with a person, our patented technology limits the forces at contact. UR robots can also be programmed to operate in reduced mode when a human enters the robot’s work area and resume full speed when the person leaves.
                                                            • Apply specific torque around predefined axes.
                                                            • Ensure consistency and predictable quality.
                                                            • Relieve workers from ergonomically unfavorable and strenuous tasks.
                                                            • Sand and polish even curved and uneven surfaces with adjustable force mode.
                                                              • MACHINE TENDING

                                                              • AUTOMATE MACHINE TENDING SUCH AS CNC, ICT AND INJECTION MOLDING WITH A ROBOT ARM FROM UNIVERSAL ROBOTS

                                                                OUR ROBOTIC ARMS MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY FOR CNC OR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINES, INCREASE QUALITY, OPTIMIZE PRODUCTION, AND IMPROVE PERFORMANCE
                                                                Relieve machine operators from physically demanding, repetitive work and eliminate the risk of injuries. A collaborative robot can be used to tend machines such as CNC, injection molding, press brakes, stamping presses and more to free employees for more valuable tasks.

                                                                Improve speed and process quality while reducing the risk of injury associated with working in close proximity to heavy machinery. If the machine tending robot comes into contact with a person, our patented technology limits the forces at contact. UR robots can also be programmed to operate in reduced mode when a human enters the robot’s work area and resume full speed when the person leaves.

                                                                Add value to your business with the collaborative robot arm that pays for itself more quickly than any other robot in the industry. With UR’s fast and flexible deployment, you can quickly adapt production lines to new products. Universal Robots provides a future-proof platform for small businesses looking to optimize productions. If your work flow changes, the robot can be deployed quickly and easily in new constellations due to its small size and lightweight design.

                                                                UR industrial robots can be used across all areas of plastic and polymer production, including injection molding applications. For added connectivity and ease-of-deployment, the Injection Molding Machine Interface (IMMI) option includes both control box connector module and the cable for connection to the injection-molding machine along with user-friendly programming templates for fast and easy deployment.
                                                                • Now you can replace human operators in dirty, dangerous and dull jobs to reduce repetitive strain and accidental injuries. Most of the collaborative robots that we have installed worldwide operate with no safety guarding (after risk assessment), right beside human operators.
                                                                • Expand production capabilities with increase quality, consistency and production speed. The deployment of the robotic arm in new processes is fast and easy, giving you the agility to automate almost any manual task, including those with small batches or fast change-overs. The robot is able to re-use programs for recurrent tasks.
                                                                • Lower your operation costs. Universal Robots gives you all the advantages of advanced robotic automation, with none of the traditional added costs associated with robot programming, set-up, and dedicated, shielded work cells. The average payback period of 195 days is the fastest in the robot industry.
                                                                • The UR robot can be used to run most machine tending applications automatically. The space-saving robot can also be reprogrammed quickly and used with different machines. It is the perfect choice for small-volume productions or changing workflows and operational set-ups. Robot extensions can be customized to the manufacturing requirements.
                                                                • Universal Robots robot arms are IP-54 certified and need additional protection when working in corrosive liquid environments.
                                                                  • MATERIAL HANDLING

                                                                  • MATERIAL HANDLING ROBOTS MAKE PACKAGING, PALLETIZING, BIN PICKING AND KITTING APPLICATIONS EASY

                                                                    E-COMMERCE AND FULFILLMENT GROWTH DEMANDS COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION FOR AUTOMATED BIN PICKING AND PACKAGING
                                                                    Streamline your material handling, packaging and palletizing, bin picking, labeling and kitting operations with collaborative robots. Relieve workers from repetitive work and heavy lifting by automating material handling tasks with lightweight collaborative robot arms. Automation helps you combat the rising costs of new product packaging and shortened product life cycles, and makes it easy to keep up with seasonal peaks despite labor shortages.

                                                                    Cobots with innovative grippers, computer vision and machine-learning systems can pick up a wide range of objects even in unstructured environments such as a bins or totes. Easily integrated SKU scanning and the ability to pick up pouches or products of nearly any size or shape make e-commerce, fulfillment, warehousing, logistics and supply chain operations simpler, faster, and more efficient.

                                                                    The UR robot’s intuitive, easy-to-program interface makes the arm perfect for small-volume applications as well as highly repetitive tasks. You can reprogram and redeploy the robot as needed across your operations. If your work flow changes, the material handling robotic arm can be deployed quickly and easily in new constellations due to its small size and lightweight design.
                                                                    • UR robots can be used in most packaging and palletizing applications. Our space-saving robots can also be reprogrammed quickly and used with many different machines.
                                                                    • Relieve workers from ergonomically unfavorable, repetitive work. With robot arms from Universal Robots you can free up your work force in order to do more important tasks.
                                                                    • Lower your operation costs. Universal Robots gives you all the advantages of robotic automation, with none of the traditional added costs associated with robot programming, set-up, and dedicated, shielded work cells. The average payback period of 195 days is the fastest in the robot industry.
                                                                    • During busy seasons, UR robots can operate 24/7, delivering non-stop productivity to your business. They can be deployed and re-programmed as needed across tasks and applications as often as required.
                                                                    • All collaborative robots from Universal Robots are certified IP-54. They will need protection when working in corrosive liquid environment.
                                                                      • QUALITY INSPECTION

                                                                      • PRECISE QUALITY INSPECTION, TESTING AND MEASURING WITH ROBOTIC ARMS

                                                                        INCREASE YOUR CONSISTENCY AND MAINTAIN HIGH LEVELS OF PRODUCT QUALITY WITH COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS
                                                                        Collaborative robot arms from Universal Robots offer the precision and consistency that are the keys to your project’s success. A robot will consistently and repeatedly follow exact processes and pre-defined workflows with miniscule deviation, providing optimum conditions for study or analysis.
                                                                        It requires superhuman abilities to repeat the same movement over and over again for many hours with exactly the same precision. Automating quality inspection lets you increase measurement consistency and maintain high product quality levels. The repeatability of down +/- 0.03 mm (30 micron) of the UR robot arm is perfect for automating quick-precision handling in quality inspection and testing applications.

                                                                        A robot arm with a UR+ certified vision camera offers easy plug-and-play integration for non-destructive testing and 3D measurements, further guaranteeing the quality of your products. It can objectively identify and pinpoint defective or faulty parts before they are packed or shipped.
                                                                        • Because of their small size and lightweight robot design, Universal Robots can be easily deployed in tight space conditions.
                                                                        • Relieve workers of repetitive work tasks and increase consistency in your quality inspection processes.
                                                                        • Lower your operating costs. Universal Robots gives you all the advantages of advanced robotic automation, with none of the traditional added costs associated with robot programming, set-up, and dedicated, shielded work cells. The average payback period of 195 days is the fastest in the robot industry.
                                                                        • Moving the quality inspection robot to new processes is fast and easy, giving you the agility to automate almost any manual task, including those with small batches or fast change-overs. The robot is able to re-use programs for recurrent tasks.
                                                                        • All Universal Robots robot arms are certified IP-54. They will need protection when working in corrosive liquid environment.
                                                                          • MATERIAL REMOVAL

                                                                          • MATERIAL REMOVAL APPLICATIONS WITH COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS

                                                                            REDUCE WASTE AND INCREASE ACCURACY BY USING A UNIVERSAL ROBOT FOR MATERIAL REMOVAL APPLICATIONS
                                                                            A collaborative robot can add flexibility, efficiency, and freedom to your grinding, deburring, milling, routing, drilling, and other material removal tasks. The e-Series robots offer built-in force/torque sensing for consistent and precise placement of the tool to reduce waste and scrap and optimize your process.

                                                                            It’s easy to move our flexible, lightweight robots to the areas where you need application support. When the task is finished, you can re-purpose and re-deploy the robot to other areas in your production. Improve workplace safety by allowing a robot to handle dangerous tasks. If the robot comes into contact with a person, our patented technology limits the forces at contact. UR robots can also be programmed to operate in reduced mode when a human enters the robot’s work area and resume full speed when the person leaves
                                                                              • WELDING

                                                                              • BUILD PRODUCTION CAPACITY WHILE MAINTAINING CONSISTENTLY HIGH WELD QUALITY WITH A COBOT

                                                                                REDUCE WASTE AND INCREASE ACCURACY IN ARC, TIG, LASER, MIG, ULTRASONIC, PLASMA, AND SPOT WELDING
                                                                                A collaborative robot can add flexibility, efficiency, and freedom to your welding processes. Move the robot to the areas where you need application support. When the task is finished, you can re-purpose and re-deploy the robot to other areas in your production. Collaborative robots can handle Arc, TIG, laser, MIG, ultrasonic, plasma, and spot welding, as well as soldering and brazing. Cobots give you versatility and flexibility for multiple tasks and add to your production line’s operating efficiency, enabling your business to capture more work.

                                                                                Improve workplace safety by allowing a robot to handle dangerous tasks. If the robot comes into contact with a person, our patented technology limits the forces at contact. UR robots can also be programmed to operate in reduced mode when a human enters the robot’s work area and resume full speed when the person leaves.
                                                                                • Welding
                                                                                  Numerous types of welding are possible with the UR robot, such as TIG, MIG, spot, arc, ultrasound, and plasma. Reduced production downtime and less wasted material are among the many advantages of deploying a collaborative robot arm.