Comau Racer-5

The Comau Racer-5 is a compact six-axis arm built for assembly and light handling in cells where floor space is tight. It carries a 5 kg payload across an 809 mm reach, so it fits tasks that stay close to the work rather than sweeping large fixtures. At 32 kg, it's light enough to relocate between cells without heavy rigging.

For placement, the record lists Floor, Ceiling, and Wall mounting, giving integrators room to bracket it beside a fixture or hang it over a machine. That flexibility helps when a bench is already crowded and the arm has to work from an unconventional angle. Comau positions the slim profile for tight fixtures, matching the space-constrained cells it targets.

Precision anchors the assembly role, with the arm repeating to 0.03 mm. That figure suits machine-tending handoffs and dispensing beads where the tool lands in the same spot each cycle. The R1C controller runs the motion, and the six axes give the wrist room to orient tooling in a confined envelope.

The application set spans assembly, machine tending, dispensing, and packaging, all light-payload work that stays inside a single cell. The arm carries an IP54 rating. Comau introduced it in 2016, and the spec sheet aims it at repetitive light handling.

Two limits shape the fit: the 5 kg payload caps heavier tooling, and the 809 mm reach stays short for large fixture layouts. The competes list points to FANUC M-10iA/12, ABB IRB 1600, and Stäubli TX2-60L.

The standout figure is that 0.03 mm repeatability, tight enough to anchor precise assembly and dispensing work inside a compact footprint.