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Universal Robots' AI Accelerator
Insights into Universal Robots' latest AI Accelerator and its bundle options, offering a comprehensive explanation of its features and target users.
June 13, 2025
Teradyne Robotics' MC600
At Automate 2025, Universal Robots, Teradyne Robotics, and MiR showcased the MC600, a game-changing fusion of MiR PalletJack AMR and UR20 cobot. This innovation promises to redefine...
June 10, 2025
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At Pack Expo 2023, Mike DeGrace, Americas UR+ ecosystem manager at Universal Robots highlighted the company’s UR20 in a palletizing application along with Robotiq’s palletizing...
Nov. 1, 2023
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Using digital twin technology, users only need to input specifications around carton dimensions, speed rate and type of application to receive palletizing layouts and suggestions...
June 16, 2023
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Universal Robots and Robotiq demonstrate a UR20 cobot palletizing system at PACK EXPO International that can be implemented out of the box.
Nov. 1, 2022
Universal Robots' UR20 demonstrating machine tending capabilities at IMTS 2022.
The next generation of Universal Robots’ collaborative robots can be seen in this video showcasing its machine tending capabilities.
Oct. 11, 2022
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Machine tending, automated path planning, and welding were among the most prominent robot trends in evidence at IMTS 2022.
Oct. 7, 2022
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Universal Robots exhibited how its UR5E Series collaborative robots can be equipped with 3D scanners to automate metrology inspections at Automate 2022.
June 9, 2022
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Designed to address labor shortages in manufacturing and warehouse operations, mixed-case de-palletizing systems, such as those available from Universal Robots and Mujin Corp....
April 28, 2022
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At PACK EXPO East 2022, Applied Controls showcased its WordleBot combining Cognex vision technology and a collaborative robot from Universal Robots.
March 24, 2022

Podcasts

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Automation World: Gets Your Questions Answered
In this episode, we connect with Joe Campbell of Universal Robots to learn how manufacturers are deploying collaborative robots to help with social distancing, line reconfiguration...

Blogs

Value of Automation Panel
Industrial Internet of Things, collaborative robots, digital twins and more aren’t just new ways of trying to get you to loosen your purse strings. They bring with them the promise...
June 16, 2018
Robots Start to Hit Their Stride
After years of predictions that the robotics market was set to advance dramatically, new data shows it is doing just that.
March 16, 2017
The Robot Revival
IDC’s latest report forecasts technological shifts in the robot market that will impact business models, system functionality, skillsets, regulations, and more.
Dec. 17, 2016
Observations from The Automation Conference & Expo
From the value of ERP-to-controller connections to remote access and control, cybersecurity and collaborative robotics, discussions at the 2016 Automation Conference & Expo hit...
June 1, 2016
The Co-bots are Calling
Suppliers say collaborative robots represent the disruptive automation that manufactures need to succeed in the future, but safety concerns still loom in the distance.
May 24, 2016
Are Robots Really Taking Jobs?
As robots moved from science fiction to industrial reality, the biggest complaint about them was that they eliminated good jobs. However, evidence is beginning to mount that this...
Oct. 13, 2015
Trending: Human-Robot Collaboration
Specific demands from a range of manufacturing industries are driving the rapid development of cage-free robots that can work alongside or in close proximity to humans. Here’s...
March 26, 2015

News

robot training for AI-driven applications
The trainer allows robotics developers to shift towards fully AI-driven tasks by automatically capturing synchronized robot and vision data.
March 31, 2026
Teradyne Robotics' worker assembling a Universal Robot's cobot.
Robotics supplier plans 2026 facility near Detroit for cobot manufacturing, customer training and service, with plans to create more 200 jobs in Michigan's industrial corridor...
Dec. 29, 2025
Universal Robots UR8 Long welding
Capable of performing tasks ranging from complex welding applications to precision picking and multi-point inspections, the UR8 Long combines extended reach with coordinated multi...
Sept. 24, 2025
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To better address demand for its popular ActiNav flexible machine loading system, Universal Robots announces the following integrators as ActiNav Solutions Providers to assist...
April 28, 2021
Universal Robots’ UR16e can handle a payload of 16 kg (35 lb).
Universal Robots’ latest cobot has a payload capability of 16 kg, enabling its use in packaging and palletizing, heavy machine tending, and more.
Sept. 23, 2019
Universal Robots Applied in Autodesk Research; New Series Unveiled
The new e-Series platform from Universal Robots features a new force/torque sensor, increased repeatability and a new user interface. Autodesk is applying the new robots to develop...
Aug. 21, 2018
Engelberger Award for Robotic Technology Announced
Universal Robots co-founder and CTO, Esben Østergaard, receives the Robotic Industries Association’s prestigious Engelberger Award.
June 7, 2018
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The move beyond pick-and-place and packaging applications for cobots is well underway with the release of a cobot-assisted, interactive welding system.
Sept. 26, 2017
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Since Universal Robots introduced North America to the lightweight, user-friendly robot arms at IMTS in Chicago last August, the company has succeeded in creating a complete distributio...
Sept. 15, 2013
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Danish manufacturer Universal Robots is now selling its lightweight, six-axis robots into a variety of North American industries through a network of 16 robotics distributors....
May 21, 2013

Articles

Universal Robots' UR15
Universal Robots’ new UR15 showcases the OptiMove AI motion algorithm developed with Nvidia, which is now available for all the company’s cobots. AI tech developed with Nvidia...
June 5, 2025
The Pro Spot i5s spot welder features a Universal Robots’ cobot to automated spot welding applications.
Pro Spot International has combined its new i5s spot welder with Universal Robots’ cobot technology for sheet metal joining applications.
June 21, 2023
Festo Multi Axis
Four additional axes can be added to the cobot’s six axes to increase its reach and enable additional uses.
June 19, 2023
Reviewing the digital twin in Columbia/Okura's miniPal palletizing system on a mobile device.
Using MyRobotCloud digital twin technology, Columbia/Okura enables users to design a miniPal palletizing system in less than hour by inputting carton dimensions, speed rate and...
June 16, 2023
With this aid of Humatics' microlocation technology, two Universal Robots with Atlas Copco end effectors deliver torque to engine bolts as the engine moves through the assembly area without stopping.
Humatics applies radio frequency microlocation technology to enable highly precise yet flexible robotic assembly operations.
May 26, 2023
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The partnership combines Universal Robots’ cobot technologies with Denali’s Automation-as-a-Service portfolio, which includes AWS machine learning capabilities.
May 19, 2023
The cobot palletizing system at Nortura.
Nortura, a Norwegian food producer, uses Rocketfarm’s digital twin tech to upgrade its palletizing operations.
Jan. 6, 2023
The UR20 can stack items to a height of 1800mm (5.9 feet).
In a demonstration with partner Robotiq, Universal Robots shows how its new UR20 cobot can address U.S. and Euro palletizing operations.
Oct. 25, 2022
The Robotiq machine tending system using a Universal Robot cobot at IMTS 2022.
As seen in two applications from Robotiq and Versabuilt using Universal Robots’ cobots, machine tending applications are becoming a key aspect of collaborative robot use in industry...
Sept. 20, 2022
With the Festo Motion Control Package, a seventh axis can be added to a Universal Robot cobot for a range of applications, including palletizing. Source: Festo.
The Festo Motion Control Package can add up to four axes of motion beyond the six axes of motion provided by Universal Robot’s collaborative robot products.
July 14, 2022

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Universal Robots redesigned its collaborative robot technology to create the UR20—its longest reach and heaviest payload cobot. Target applications include palletizing and packaging...
June 21, 2022
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Growing demands for customization, increasing numbers of SKUs, and ongoing labor issues are leading HMLV manufacturers to adopt more easily configurable automation hardware and...
May 12, 2022
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Lean about the next generation of industrial and collaborative robots that will be integral components of Smart Manufacturing.
April 7, 2022
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Two new robotics research projects at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will address high-speed spraying and deposition applications as well as handling of explosive materials....
March 25, 2022
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Universal Robots, Bosch, Danfoss, and Festo have all launched new partnerships and collaborations with academic institutions in the interest of bridging the automation skills ...
Jan. 19, 2022
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In this Take Five video, we turn the spotlight on new robotic technologies from Festo, Honeywell, Universal Robots, and Robotiq showcased at PACK EXPO 2021.
Oct. 15, 2021
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At PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021, Universal Robots and partner company Robotiq demonstrated its new palletizing system for end of line packaging systems.
Oct. 4, 2021
Universal Robots’ new UR10e (with a 12.5kg payload) powers Robotiq’s palletizing sysem.
Increased payload capabilities, coupled with it longer reach, position the UR10e for increased packaging and machine tending applications, while the UR5e provides automated box...
Sept. 27, 2021
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Highlights of new automation technologies to be showcased at PACK EXPO Las Vegas from Beckhoff Automation, Festo, Nord Gear, Omron, and Universal Robots. Watch this Take Five ...
Sept. 3, 2021
Hirebotics' Cobot Welder.
The new Cobot Welder system from Hirebotics, featuring Universal Robots’ UR10e collaborative robot, can be programmed with Hirebotics’ Beacon smartphone app, eliminating the need...
June 22, 2021
Like collaborative robots (cobots), mobile robots may also see their growth accelerate as many move beyond fixed applications and toward more flexible robotic systems.
Last year proved itself a veritable rollercoaster of disruptions and developments, resulting in robotics adoption growing in some areas and shrinking in others, yet still painting...
March 12, 2021
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With the release of its injection molding machine interface, Universal Robots aims to help users of its e-Series cobots better integrate their assets for a smoother production...
Feb. 3, 2021