Universal robots

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Universal Robots A / S
legal form Corporation
founding 2005
Seat Odense / Denmark
management Jürgen von Hollen
Number of employees 620 (December 2018)
sales 234 million euros (2018)
Branch Industrial robots
Website https://www.universal-robots.com/de/

Universal Robots (abbreviation: UR) is a Danish manufacturer of industrial, collaborative lightweight robots (cobots) based in Odense , Denmark . The company's turnover in 2017 was 151 million euros. The company employs 620 people and has sales partners in 50 countries. The company is considered a pioneer and world market leader in its field.

history

Universal Robots was founded in 2005 by engineers Esben Østergaard, Kasper Støy and Kristian Kassow. The company's aim is to develop small, collaborative robots (also called cobots or collaborative lightweight robots ) for medium-sized companies. The two founders already saw the market for large industrial robots as saturated. The first UR5 cobots were available on the market in 2008, and the second UR10 cobot has been on the market since 2012.

The UR3 cobot was introduced as a tabletop device in spring 2015. In the same year, Teradyne acquired Universal Robots for $ 285 million.

At the Automatica trade fair 2018 in Munich, UR presented a new generation of cobots called the e-Series, which has a comparatively simpler user interface.

In addition to its headquarters in Odense (Denmark), Universal Robots has a total of 23 other company locations in a total of 15 other countries.

Products

The first range of cobots consists of three cobots, the UR3, the UR5 and the UR10. All three are six-articulated robotic arms weighing 11 kg, 18 kg and 28 kg. The UR3 and UR5 have a lifting capacity of 3 and 5 kg and a working radius of 500 mm and 850 mm (19.7 in; 33.5 in). The UR10 has a lifting force of 10 kg with a radius of 1300 mm.

The four main products are the e-Series generation cobots, identifiable by an e at the end of the product name: UR3e, UR5e, UR10e and UR16e. Compared to the previous series, they have a higher accuracy both for the position repeatability (± 0.03, ± 0.03, ± 0.05 and ± 0.05 mm) and for the force (± 3.5, ± 4, 0, ± 5.5 and ± 5.5 N) and the torque (± 0.10, ± 0.30, ± 1 and ± 1.6) as they have an integrated force / torque sensor. They are also equipped with TÜV and ISO certified security features that can be adjusted by the user himself. The UR16e has a lifting force of 16 kg and a working radius of 900 mm.

The UR + online showroom also offers other products such as end devices, cameras and software that can be used for the robots.

Areas of application

Research and development in the field of robotics is opening up more and more areas of application. The cobots from Universal Robots are used, among other things, in the metal construction, automotive and logistics industries, as well as in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and medical industries. The UR Cobots may be used in special environments such as clean rooms , but also in industrial rooms and in the immediate vicinity of people.

Awards (excerpt)

  • MM Award 2016 for UR3
  • Winner of the Leadership in Automation Award 2016 and 2017
  • Winners Top Robot Company and Most Outstanding Contribution Award in 2017 for UR China
  • Silver Award 2017 of the China International Industry Fair (CIIF)
  • Winner Electronics Maker Award 2017 in the category “ The Best Robotics Company ” of the Indian Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA)
  • BEST OF award in the Service & Services category of the 2017 Industry Prize for UR +
  • Winner of the Collaborative Innovation Leadership Award 2018
  • Winner Engelberger Robotics Award 2018
  • Winner DenmarkBridge Award 2018

Individual evidence

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