LBR iiwa (Intelligent Assistant)
KUKA Robotics · Manipulator · Germany
A highly sensitive, compliant lightweight industrial robot displaying torque sensors in all seven axes, allowing safe interaction and precision medical/assembly execution.
LBR iiwa (Intelligent Assistant) specifications
| Availability | Shipping — Standard catalog product sold through KUKA's integrator network. (as of 2026-09-05) |
|---|---|
| Degrees of freedom | 7 |
| Weight | 24 kg |
| Battery life | 24 h |
| Payload | 7 kg |
| Max speed | 1.8 m/s |
| Actuators | Pneumo-Electric Joint Actuator Assemblies |
| Primary sensor | Axis-Torque Sensors (7x) |
| Function | Surgical/medical |
| Released | 2013 |
| Maturity | Production |
| Status | Maintenance |
| Indicative price | $50,000+ |
ZeroGantry verdict: 4 out of 5
LBR iiwa invented the modern sensitive-arm category. Torque-per-axis sensing and 7-DoF kinematics still matter when you are mating fragile connectors or assisting in medical workflows. It loses on payload and approachability to UR10e for general SME cobots — and that is fine. Spec iiwa when force control quality is the product; spec UR when time-to-first-part and integrator availability dominate.
What sets LBR iiwa (Intelligent Assistant) apart
- Redundant 7th joint kinematic configurations
- In-axis strain gauge torque measurement (extremely high speed)
- Adaptive automated assembly simulation
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