The Universal Robots Blog

The personal care and pharmaceuticals market has grown significantly over the past few decades

Earlier this year, Universal Robots opened 3 Centers of Excellence

Drivers of automation in Poland

Cobots are growing in all applications of robotic welding.

Forty years ago, factory automation was all about getting labor out, replacing welders, machine operators and assembly line workers with robots.

Forty years ago, factory automation was all about getting labor out, replacing operators, welders and assembly line workers with robots.

Cobot use continues to increase in the world’s largest industrial robot market

There is a global shortage of skilled welders, and that gap is only going to increase. Welding is difficult work, often repetitive and dull, with constant exposure to fumes and arc flash.

Machine tending – the loading and unloading of manufacturing machinery – has historically been one of the most common applications of industrial robots.

Read what David Brandt, PhD, Technology Officer at Universal Robots has to say about the evolution of industrial robot safety standards, and robots' potential for injury prevention.

Machine tending – the loading and unloading of manufacturing machinery – has historically been one of the most common applications of industrial robots.

What’s the appeal of smaller collaborative robots (cobots) and why are an increasing number of larger businesses looking to this technology to complement their existing production set-up?