Universal Robots zet zijn innovatietraject voort met de lancering van een nieuwe collaboratieve robot

Tokio, 29 november 2023 – Universal Robots, de Deense fabrikant van collaboratieve robots (cobots), heeft aangekondigd dat het zijn toonaangevende productportfolio gaat uitbreiden met een nieuwe cobot met een laadvermogen van 30 kg.

UR30 is de tweede in de nieuwe serie innovatieve, volgende generatie cobots van Universal Robot en is gebouwd op dezelfde architectuur als de bekroonde UR20. Ondanks zijn compacte formaat biedt de UR30 een buitengewone hefkracht en zijn superieure bewegingsbesturing zorgt voor de perfecte plaatsing van grote ladingen waardoor hij op hogere snelheden kan werken en zwaardere lasten kan tillen.

Dit maakt UR30 ideaal voor verschillende toepassingen, waaronder machinebelading, materiaalverwerking en schroefaandrijving met een hoog koppel. Voor machinebelading biedt het hoge laadvermogen nieuwe mogelijkheden omdat de cobot meerdere grijpers tegelijk kan gebruiken. Dit betekent dat hij afgewerkte onderdelen kan verwijderen en meer materiaal in één keer kan laden, waardoor de omsteltijden korter worden en de productiviteit wordt gemaximaliseerd.

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Universal Robots continues its innovation journey by launching new 30 kg collaborative robot

Tokyo, November 29, 2023 – Universal Robots, the Danish manufacturer of collaborative robots (cobots), has announced that it will expand its leading product portfolio with a new 30 kg payload cobot.

UR30 is the second in Universal Robot’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 machine tending, 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 UR30 delivers straight and consistent screw driving. This will be beneficial in, for example, the automotive industry.

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 – relieving humans of the heavy lifting. Weighing only 63.5 kg, it can also be easily moved between work cells.

The company’s President, Kim Povlsen, says: “The higher payload and greater flexibility underpin a new era in automation. Industries around the world are embracing more agile manufacturing and modularity in production – part of achieving that modularity and agility is about mobility and this cobot delivers that despite its payload.

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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Notes for editors
– The UR30 is available for pre-orders now and will begin shipping in Q1 2024.
– At its reveal at the iREX trade fair in Tokyo, Japan, UR30’s material handling capabilities is demonstrated.
– For more info, visit the where full technical information is available. UR30 media assets is available here.

About Universal Robots
Universal Robots is a leading provider of collaborative robots (cobots) used across a wide range of industries and in education. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Odense, Denmark, Universal Robots aims to create a world where people work with robots, not like robots. Its mission is simple: Automation for anyone. Anywhere.

Since introducing the world’s first commercially viable cobot in 2008, Universal Robots has developed a product portfolio reflecting a range of reaches and payloads and has sold over 75,000 cobots worldwide. An extensive ecosystem has grown around the company’s cobot technology creating innovation, choice for customers and a wide range of components, kits and solutions to suit every application.