Robotics in Manufacturing

Ranked

Best Collaborative Robots for Machine Tending

Collaborative-class arms tagged for machine tending, ranked by verified payload so heavier fixtures and blanks stay within capacity.

Selection basis
Filtered to collaborative-class robots whose applications include machine-tending, then ranked by verified payload (kg) as the fixture-and-part capacity metric.

  1. 1

    Comau AURA

    very-heavy-duty cobot machine tending

    Verified 170 kg payload with 2800 mm reach carries grippers, fixtures, and heavier blanks without a safety cage.

  2. 2

    Universal Robots UR30

    heavy-duty cobot machine tending

    Verified 30 kg payload with 1300 mm reach carries grippers, fixtures, and heavier blanks without a safety cage.

  3. 3

    Doosan Robotics H2515

    mid-duty cobot machine tending

    Verified 25 kg payload with 1500 mm reach carries grippers, fixtures, and heavier blanks without a safety cage.

  4. 4

    Universal Robots UR20

    mid-duty cobot machine tending

    Verified 20 kg payload with 1750 mm reach carries grippers, fixtures, and heavier blanks without a safety cage.

  5. 5

    Yaskawa Motoman HC20

    mid-duty cobot machine tending

    Verified 20 kg payload with 1700 mm reach carries grippers, fixtures, and heavier blanks without a safety cage.

  6. 6

    Universal Robots UR16e

    mid-duty cobot machine tending

    Verified 16 kg payload with 900 mm reach carries grippers, fixtures, and heavier blanks without a safety cage.

Common questions

What is the top pick in "Best Collaborative Robots for Machine Tending"?
Comau AURA leads for very-heavy-duty cobot machine tending. Verified 170 kg payload with 2800 mm reach carries grippers, fixtures, and heavier blanks without a safety cage.
What are the leading options?
Comau AURA, Universal Robots UR30, Doosan Robotics H2515.