Universal Robots
Universal Robots has become an integral part of the automation landscape. In 2005, the three engineers Østergaard, Kasper Støy, and Kristian Kassow concluded that the robotics market was dominated by heavy, expensive, and not user-friendly robots.
Therefore, they tried to make robotic technology accessible to SMEs. In 2008, the first UR5 cobots were available on the Danish and German markets. About seven years after Universal Robots was founded, the company was acquired by Teradyne Inc.

Universal Robots
Universal Robots has become an integral part of the automation landscape. In 2005, the three engineers Østergaard, Kasper Støy, and Kristian Kassow concluded that the robotics market was dominated by heavy, expensive, and not user-friendly robots.
Therefore, they tried to make robotic technology accessible to SMEs. In 2008, the first UR5 cobots were available on the Danish and German markets. About seven years after Universal Robots was founded, the company was acquired by Teradyne Inc.
Universal Robots
Universal Robots has become an integral part of the automation landscape. In 2005, the three engineers Østergaard, Kasper Støy, and Kristian Kassow concluded that the robotics market was dominated by heavy, expensive, and not user-friendly robots.
Therefore, they tried to make robotic technology accessible to SMEs. In 2008, the first UR5 cobots were available on the Danish and German markets. About seven years after Universal Robots was founded, the company was acquired by Teradyne Inc.
Discover all UR cobots
Discover all UR cobots
With the UR3e, UR5e, UR10e, and UR16e, Universal Robots has a wide range of cobots with variable payloads, suitable for many different applications. During “Automatica 2018,” the company introduced the e-Series of collaborative robots. The ‘e’ stands for ‘evolution’ – ’empowering people’, but especially ‘ease of use’.
UR’s original series is also still available. These are cheaper than the e-Series ones, but have less precision and no built-in force and torque sensors.
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