Universal Robots

🇩🇰 Denmark Robotics & Automation

Collaborative robot arms and cobots for industrial automation, manufacturing, logistics, education and flexible production.

Universal Robots A/S is a Danish collaborative robotics company headquartered in Odense. Founded in 2005 by Esben Østergaard, Kasper Støy and Kristian Kassow, Universal Robots pioneered accessible collaborative robot technology for industrial users. The company is now part of Teradyne and is one of the best-known global cobot manufacturers. Its profile should focus on collaborative robot arms and flexible automation, not generic robotics integration.

Products and applications

Universal Robots develops collaborative robot arms, cobots, automation software, UR+ ecosystem products, application kits and solutions for flexible industrial automation. Its cobots are used in machine tending, welding, palletising, packaging, screwdriving, dispensing, inspection, assembly, material handling, education, electronics, metal fabrication, logistics, pharmaceuticals and food and beverage applications where users need flexible, easy-to-deploy robotic automation.

Product Categories

Collaborative Robots

Training

Product Lines & Series

UR3e (Table-top)
UR10e (Medium Duty)
UR16e (Heavy Payload)
UR20 (20kg Payload)
UR30 (30kg Payload)

Products & Components

UR3e cobot (3kg payload)UR5e cobot (5kg payload)UR10e cobot (12.5kg payload)UR16e cobot (16kg payload)UR20 cobot (20kg payload)UR30 cobot (30kg payload)Teach pendant (PolyScope)UR+ ecosystem productsURCaps software pluginsForce/torque sensorsGrippers (UR+)Vision systems (UR+)Safety I/O modules

Solutions & Applications

Machine tending automationPick-and-place automationQuality inspectionWelding and dispensing

Industries Served

Automotive

Technologies & Expertise

Force-limited joint designIntuitive teach-by-hand programmingPolyScope OS (robot software)URCaps plugin architecture6-axis force/torque sensing

Company facts

Headquarters: Odense, Denmark
Founded: 2005
Employees: 1,000+ employees
Ownership: Part of Teradyne

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Last reviewed: April 2026

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