Universal Robots
Cobot manufacturer · Denmark
Danish collaborative robot (cobot) pioneer and wholly-owned subsidiary of Teradyne (NASDAQ: TER). The UR10e and UR5e are industry-standard cobot arms for safe human-adjacent automation.
Universal Robots is a Denmark-based collaborative robot maker, founded in 2005. It is owned by Teradyne (NASDAQ: TER). Product lines include UR10e, UR5e, UR3e, UR16e. It appears in the directory's Collaborative Robot (Cobot) Manufacturers (23 companies) list.
- Headquarters
- Denmark
- Founded
- 2005
- Ownership
- Teradyne (NASDAQ: TER)
- Robot types
- Cobots
- Total funding
- Acquired by Teradyne ($285M, 2015)
- Latest round
- Teradyne acquisition (2015)
Products
- UR10e
- UR5e
- UR3e
- UR16e
- UR30
Robot reference
- UR10e Dexterous Arm — Manipulator
Universal Robots coverage
- Universal Robots Repair Costs: UR Cobot Maintenance Plans Compared — Universal Robots provides UR Care service plans with fixed annual fees covering preventive maintenance, 24/7 support, parts, and repairs for its cobots. Owners
Universal Robots repair and service
Universal Robots robot repair & service — 4 independent US providers in the ZeroGantry repair directory.
Directory categories
- Collaborative Robot (Cobot) Manufacturers — 23 companies
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