ABB IRB 1200
Compact arm tuned for small-parts and tending.
A compact six-axis with no offset at the second axis, which lengthens its working stroke. ABB offers it in two reach-and-payload variants for small-part handling and tending.
Specifications
Manufacturer-class reference figures
- Brand
- ABB
- Class
- 6-axis industrial
- Payload
- 7 kg
- Reach
- 703 mm
- Repeatability
- ±0.02 mm
- Axes
- 6
- Robot mass
- 52 kg
- Protection
- IP40 standard; IP67 / Foundry Plus 2 (IP66/67 base-to-wrist) option
- Controller
- IRC5
- Introduced
- 2014
- Mounting
- Floor · Wall · Inverted · Angle
Strengths & trade-offs
▲ Strengths
- +Compact working envelope
- +Good for dense workcells
▼ Consider
- –Base IP rating is low without the wash option
In the field
How this arm shows up on real lines
ABB built the IRB 1200 for dense workcells where the robot has to work close to itself. It handles 7 kg at a 700 mm reach with ±0.02 mm repeatability, and ABB removed the offset at axis two to lengthen the working stroke. That close-in envelope is why it competes for machine tending and small-part assembly.
At 52 kg it mounts on the floor, a wall, an angle, or inverted, which helps when you're packing robots into a small work envelope. ABB offers it in two variants, a longer-reach 5 kg model and this 7 kg / 700 mm version, so the figure here sits at the compact, higher-payload end.
Beyond tending it takes on light material handling, the work where a small, repeatable arm beats a big one on cost and cell space.
The thing to watch is protection. The base rating is IP40, low for a shop floor, so you need the IP67 wash option to run it near coolant or fine dust. Plan for that at quoting time rather than after the arm is installed.
It runs on ABB's IRC5 controller, and it was introduced in 2015. In its size class the head-to-head is with the FANUC LR Mate 200iD, Yaskawa GP8, and KUKA KR 6 R900. The FANUC holds tighter repeatability on paper, while the IRB 1200's zero-offset arm reaches in closer to its base.
Where it lands
This model against its closest alternatives
Alternatives to consider
Common questions
- What is the payload of the ABB IRB 1200?
- The ABB IRB 1200 has a rated payload of 7 kg.
- What is the reach of the ABB IRB 1200?
- The ABB IRB 1200 has a maximum reach of 703 mm.
- How precise is the ABB IRB 1200?
- Its rated repeatability is ±0.02 mm across 6 axes.
- What is the ABB IRB 1200 used for?
- Typical applications include machine tending, assembly, material handling. It is a 6-axis industrial robot from ABB.
- What controller does the ABB IRB 1200 use?
- The ABB IRB 1200 runs on the IRC5 controller.