The UR30 from Universal Robots has a 30 kg payload cobot and is built on the same architecture as the award-winning UR20. It has a small footprint enabling it to fit into almost all workspaces – relieving humans of the heavy lifting – and weighs only 63.5 kg and can be easily moved between work cells. Despite its compact size, the company says the UR30 offers extraordinary lift, and its superior motion control ensures the perfect placement of large payloads allowing it to work at higher speeds and lift heavier loads. The UR30 is ideal for several applications, including machine tending, material handling, and high-torque screw driving, according to Universal Robots.

For machine tending, the high payload brings new possibilities as it allows the cobot to use multiple grippers at the same time. This means it can remove finished parts and load more material in one single pass, shortening changeover times and maximizing productivity. UR30 will also effectively support high torque screw driving as it can handle larger and higher-output torque tools, and thanks to a steady mode feature UR30 delivers straight and consistent screw driving.