Universal Robots

Universal Robots is a Danish collaborative robot (cobot) manufacturer founded in 2005 in Odense, Denmark, created to make robotic automation accessible to businesses of all sizes without the safety cages and complex programming required by traditional industrial robots.

The company’s UR and e-Series cobot arms, ranging from the compact UR3e to the heavy-payload UR30, are deployed for pick-and-place, machine tending, palletizing, and assembly across electronics, metal fabrication, logistics, and education, with more than 100,000 units sold worldwide to manufacturers including automotive and consumer-goods producers.

1. Cobot arm lineup: UR3e to UR30 covering payloads from about 3kg to 35kg for varied tasks.

2. Collaborative safety: works alongside people without fixed safety cages in most applications.

3. Polyscope programming: touchscreen interface for fast robot programming without coding.

4. UR+ ecosystem: certified grippers, sensors, and software plug directly onto the arm.

5. UR Academy: free online and in-person training for operators and integrators.

6. Global service network: distributors and system integrators across electronics, automotive, and logistics.