
Record sales in 2021
Universal Robots (UR), Danish supplier of collaborative lightweight robots, reports record annual sales of 311 million US dollars for 2021 - a 41% increase in sales compared to the previous year.
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Universal Robots (UR), Danish supplier of collaborative lightweight robots, reports record annual sales of 311 million US dollars for 2021 - a 41% increase in sales compared to the previous year.
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Universal Robots (UR) can be found at Motek with a large number of practical applications.

Cobot expert and DRV founder Helmut Schmid is the new Managing Director of cobot company Franka Emika.

Andrea Alboni, Martin Kullmann and Alexander Mühlens have been newly appointed to the VDMA Robotics Board.

In future, UR's cobots will be easier to integrate into complex systems and production lines: The company is working on integrating them into the TIA Portal from Siemens. This will make it easier to include them in the condition monitoring of systems, among other things.

Drive specialist Hiwin is a partner in the UR+ ecosystem, giving the cobots greater reach with a 7th mechanical axis.

The drive specialist Hiwin is a partner in the UR+ ecosystem and gives the cobots a greater range with a 7th mechanical axis.

In many professions, knowledge of robotics will be a prerequisite for a successful application in the future. This is why schools and training companies are now integrating robotics into their curricula - including in the form of special robot learning stations.

Teradyne has appointed Kim Povlsen as the new President of Universal Robots. Povlsen will assume the role on March 1, 2021.