UNIVERSAL ROBOTS presented the newest addition to its portfolio, the UR15, calling it “the fastest ever UR cobot” and predicted it will reduce cycle times, increase productivity, and lower operating costs across applications and industries. UR is widely recognized as a pioneer in collaborative robotics, with more than 100,000 cobots sold worldwide.
With exceptional motion capability and a maximum TCP speed of 5 m/s, the UR15 delivers up to 30% cycle time improvements compared to other UR models – with consistent lightweight design and a small footprint for integration in tight workspaces.
“For 20 years, we’ve pushed the boundaries of collaborative automation, making it easier, safer, and more powerful for businesses around the world,” stated UR chief product officer Tero Tolonen. “Today, we take another leap forward with the UR15, which is designed specifically to operate at higher speeds with the smoothest performance in robotics today. This makes it a seamless fit for diverse production environments and provides our vast ecosystem of partners with an opportunity to boost existing applications and to develop new, transformative solutions that will take collaborative automation to the next level.”
Combined with UR’s OptiMove motion control technology, those gains go further, enhancing trajectory smoothness and ensuring consistently accurate movements even in high- speed and high-payload applications.
UR15 runs with both UR PolyScope 5 and UR PolyScope X software platforms, and is ready for programming using UR’s NVIDIA-associated AI Accelerator toolkit for developing AI-powered applications.
The UR15 has a payload of 15 kg (33 lbs.), which can be increased to 17.5 kg (38.58 lbs.) for applications with wrist-down orientation, such as palletizing. It’s projected to be effective in automated bin picking, machine-tending, and inspection processes, for example in the automotive, metal-producing, machining, and electronics manufacturing.
Learn more at www.universal-robots.com