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13/11/2017

Universal Robots opens new repair center enabling overnight deliveries in North America

4,300 sq ft (400 m2) center adjacent to Universal Robots’ Americas headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan, now ready to cover North and South America with repair services, offering overnight delivery of spare parts in North America.

3/11/2017

Universal Robots hires Chris Wilson as Vice President of Commercial Operations

Following rapid global market expansion Universal Robots has announced Chris Wilson as Vice President of Commercial Operations. In his new position, Chris Wilson oversees all commercial support functions.

1/11/2017

Universal Robots and ARC Specialties launching MIG welding system at FABTECH 2017 in Chicago

Pioneer of collaborative robots introduces SnapWeld Collaborative Robotic Welding, featuring seamless hardware and software integration through the Universal Robots+ product platform.

13/10/2017

Universal Robots expands Universal Robots Academy

Universal Robots expands our free online training, adding three new modules that step up complexity by teaching users how to create and work with coordinate systems, variables and conditional statements, and how to use the cobot’s wizard to easily create a program for packaging.

26/9/2017

IFR World Robotics Report 2017

We’re dedicated to bringing safe, flexible and easy to use robots to business of every size, all over the world. Find out more about Universal Robots and what we want to achieve here.

31/5/2017

UR+ rated “Best of 2017”

We’re dedicated to bringing safe, flexible and easy to use robots to business of every size, all over the world. Find out more about Universal Robots and what we want to achieve here.

15/5/2017

Universal Robots at the Hanover Trade Fair 2017

Four Universal Robots integration partners provide insights into the broad spectrum of the application potential offered by UR3, UR5 and UR10 at the Hanover Trade Fair 2017.

16/3/2017

Universal Robots to show rapidly expanding ecosystem

Universal Robots will exhibit 7th axis capability, new force torque sensors, augmented reality-assisted assembly, and a wide range of other new partner solutions certified to work flawlessly with UR cobots through the Universal Robots+ platform.

7/3/2017

Universal Robots keeps delivering high double-digit growth

Universal Robots has continued its rapid expansion worldwide with a growth rate of 62% from 2015 to 2016. The company that pioneered and commercialized collaborative robot (cobot) technology continues to leverage its first mover advantage and market leadership position.

16/2/2017

Universal Robots launches Universal Robots Academy offering free online training

Universal Robots has developed online training modules to further lower the automation barrier. The hands-on modules are offered free of charge, open to all, and built to deliver hands-on learning via interactive simulations to maximize user engagement.

10/11/2016

Universal Robots, Inventors of Collaborative Robots, launches in Sri Lanka

The pristine island of Sri Lanka with its serene Buddhist culture will make-way for a technology pit-stop for one of the world leaders in the concept of ‘collaborative Robotics’.

3/10/2016

New president at Universal Robots

Odense, – October 3, 2016 Universal Robots A/S (UR), a Teradyne company and the global leader in the collaborative robot market, today named Jürgen von Hollen President effective immediately. He succeeds Enrico Krog Iversen who relinquished the post in June 2016 to pursue other interests

29/9/2016

World Robotics Report 2016 announces collaborative robots as market driver

Universal Robots welcomes new report that documents how “cobots” are now the hottest growth segment in industrial automation with forecasts showing no signs of slowing.

23/9/2016

Universal Robots now certified for applications in cleanroom environments

Universal Robots’ lightweight collaborative robot arms can now be implemented in controlled environments: After successful tests in accordance with VDI 2083 Part 9.1, the international industrial guideline, the robot arms and the accompanying controller boxes have been awarded the certification for cleanroom applications by the international certification organization TÜV SÜD.

9/9/2016

World renowned robot safety expert joins Universal Robots

Roberta Nelson Shea is Universal Robots’ new Global Technical Compliance Officer. She has chaired the U.S. National Robot Safety Committee for 23 years, spent 35+ years within manufacturing automation, and is recognized as a global authority on robot safety - most recently as Convenor of the ISO committee publishing technical specifications on risk assessments of collaborative robots.

21/6/2016

Pioneer of Collaborative Robots Launches Universal Robots+

Odense, Denmark/Munich, Germany, June 21, 2016:Universal Robots, the Danish pioneer of human-robot collaboration, revolutionizes the automation industry with the launch of Universal Robots+ at AUTOMATICA in Munich. Today, the company presents:

17/5/2016

協作機械人歷史沿革

2008 年，優傲機械人售出了世界上第一臺協同機械人（cobot）— 早在這一新興的機械人種類被創建之前。快進至 2016 年，cobot 市場以每年 50％的速度增長，現在是工業機械人領域增長最快的分支，預計到 2020 年，全球收入將達到 30 億美元。

24/2/2016

91 % growth in revenue

Universal Robots' recently published financial statements leave no doubt as to the enormous growth potential of the robot industry. With revenue reaching 418 million DKK in 2015, the Odense-based company achieved 91% growth compared to 2014, while delivering a brilliant bottom line performance: a profit of 65.4 million DKK before tax.

18/2/2016

Universal Robots the Danish pioneer of collaborative robots, launches in India

The Danish Ambassador to India, Peter Taksøe-Jensen launched Universal Robots, the Danish robot manufacturer that pioneered collaborative robots, at the Le Meridian, New Delhi. The collaborative robots range was unveiled in a launch event by Esben Østergaard, Chief Technology Officer of Universal Robots, along with Pradeep David, General Manager, India.

11/11/2015

Universal Robots exhibits at The International Dairy Show

The Danish pioneer of collaborative robots is now reaching out to the dairy markets with lightweight, easy-to-use robotic arms.

13/5/2015

Teradyne and Universal Robots Announce Agreement for Teradyne to Acquire Universal Robots, Leader in Collaborative Robots

1/4/2015

Universal Robots' UR5 chosen for the Broca Project, the first surgical robot made in Spain

Three UR5 robot arms form an integral part of the project developed by Tecnalia and a team of engineers from Malaga University, which was presented this month at IMIBIC in Cordoba.