Universal Robots

The new year kicked off with CES, and the momentum continued with companies hitting milestones and debuting new systems. 

Fluid robot motion is the result of design choices among five options including pneumatics and strain wave gears.

Trends such as industry-specific AI and a new data economy will affect physical AI in 2026, says a Universal Robots executive.

Universal Robots has integrated its robot arm with Robotiq’s palletizing cell and Siemens’ digital twin software to make palletizing more efficient.

iREX 2025 included Japanese and Chinese innovations and partnerships, as well as physical AI advances, says this strategic analysis.

Teradyne Robotics plans to open its U.S. headquarters near Detroit in 2026 to boost manufacturing for UR and MiR and better serve customers.

From promising startups to setbacks for iRobot and Teradyne, here are the top robotics stories of November 2025.

Kristian Kassow, co-founder of Universal Robots and managing director of Kassow Robots, discusses cobot innovations in the podcast.

With Universal Robots cobots and its own software, Viam has developed an AI-powered surfacing system for shipbuilding.

Teradyne Robotics, which includes Mobile Industrial Robots and Universal Robots, said revenue is not meeting expectations.

Asensus Surgical’s VP of R&D discusses the strategic direction and priorities of his team, including the development of the Luna platform.

Universal Robots’ latest cobot, the UR8 Long, has the reach of the UR20 but with less mass and advanced motion control.

A UR distributor and integrator in Denmark since 2019, Technicon is a vertically integrated engineering company.

Ujjwal Kumar is no longer the president of Teradyne Robotics, and Jean-Pierre Hathout will succeed him in the role.

Multiply Labs uses four Universal Robots collaborative robot arms to save space and cost for manufacturing life-saving therapies.

Universal Robots generated 84% of Teradyne Robotics’ revenue, which also includes Mobile Industrial Robots.

Universal Robots is offering UR Studio, which runs on desktop browsers and requires no installation, at no charge.

Universal Robots says direct torque control has potential for cobot applications such as assembly and screwdriving.

NVIDIA has released a safety platform for robotics developers and updated its simulation, AI, and autonomous vehicle offerings.

Automate 2025 was an opportunity to see the latest trends in industrial robotics and automation, which are still growing.

Robotics and other automation for manufacturing have five basic needs that humanoids cannot yet meet, said Teradyne’s Ujjwal Kumar.

The Robot Report editorial team traveled to Detroit to attend Automate 2025. This episode is packed with our firsthand observations.