KUKA KR 16 R2010

The KUKA KR 16 R2010 pairs a 16 kg payload with a 2013 mm reach, enough envelope for one arm to service two stations or dip into deep fixtures. That work envelope runs large for a mid payload robot, and it's the reason the arm shows up where floor space is tight but the span still has to be long. Six axes and a 0.04 mm repeatability let it hold a taught path across the full reach.

At 255 kg, the arm carries the mass you'd expect behind that reach, and its footprint sits larger than compact arms in the same payload class. Mounting covers floor, ceiling, wall, and angle, so a cell can hang it overhead or tilt it to keep the long forearm clear of surrounding hardware. Stretching that far trades off some cycle speed against shorter arm variants, which reads as fair once the job actually needs the span.

The arm's stiffness suits welding and dispensing paths, which is why the record points it at arc welding and dispensing alongside general handling. Its body carries an IP65 rating, and the KR C4 controller runs the cell.

Long reach and a mid payload set this arm's size class. For other arms in this size, see Yaskawa GP25 and Doosan H2515.

In day to day production the reach is what earns the arm its keep, letting it load and unload across a wide bench in machine tending. The same span serves material handling, reaching parts and stations a shorter robot would need a second cell to cover. That span is the work this KR 16 variant is built around.