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Universal Robots · Factory / Industrial

UR30

Heavy-payload cobot — palletizing and machine tending in compact factory footprints.

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Pricing
$65K – $85K
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Procurement brief

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Decision snapshot
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Deployment readiness
88Strong
ROI confidence
82Strong
Site fit
75Review
Maintenance load
40Medium
Buyer next move

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Payback lens
18-30 mo

Directional estimate based on price, labor offset, and readiness scores.

Buying model
Purchase led

$65K - $85K

Supplier readiness
Supplier identified

Available

Best-fit demand signals
Heavy-parts palletizing (20–30 kg boxes) on automotive or food production lines where floor space is premium
Multi-gripper machine tending (CNC load–unload) with 1300 mm reach and 25% torque boost over UR20
High-torque screw driving and drilling in hard-to-reach cavities (automotive fastening, assembly) with steady mode
Physical Presence

How it stands in your space.

Side-by-side with a 180 cm adult, so you can feel the robot's footprint, height, and presence before it ever rolls in.

180 cm adult
Height1.20 m
Width600 mm
Depth600 mm
Weight50 kg
Payload30 kg (66.1 lbs), 35 kg (77.1 lbs) with boundary conditions

Compared with a 180 cm adult, UR30 stands at approximately waist-to-chest height.

180 cm adult

Specifications

Specifications

Payload
30 kg (66.1 lbs), 35 kg (77.1 lbs) with boundary conditions
Battery life
Not applicable (arm-only, plugged to control box)
Speed
Unknown
Height
1200 mm
Width
600 mm
Depth
600 mm
Weight
50 kg
Navigation
Vision-led navigation (estimated)
Connectivity
Wi-Fi / cloud fleet management (estimated)
Charging
Manual / battery swap
Environment
Indoor
Capabilities

What this robot can do.

Navigation & autonomy
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Multi-floor
  • Elevator support
Interaction
  • Voice interaction
  • Screen interaction
Operations & fleet
  • Autonomous charging
  • Fleet management
    Requires building integration
Environment
  • Indoor
  • Outdoor
Robofy Decision Panel

Should you deploy it?

0–100 — higher is stronger, except where noted.

Deployment
88

How operationally ready this robot is for production deployment today.

ROI clarity
82

Confidence in the published ROI numbers — how likely the savings actually materialize.

Labor replacement
79

Share of the human task this category can credibly offload.

Environment fit
75

Fit with your target environment — lighting, floor type, congestion.

Maintenance risklower is better
40

Expected maintenance load and downtime risk. Lower is better.

Future potential
81

Long-horizon strategic upside — where the platform points 3+ years out.

Robofy verdict

Buy if you palletize items 15–35 kg, automate machine tending, or drive high-torque fasteners in a footprint-constrained factory. Skip if you need mobile reach or sub-$60k capex.

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Best for

When to deploy this.

  • Heavy-parts palletizing (20–30 kg boxes) on automotive or food production lines where floor space is premium
  • Multi-gripper machine tending (CNC load–unload) with 1300 mm reach and 25% torque boost over UR20
  • High-torque screw driving and drilling in hard-to-reach cavities (automotive fastening, assembly) with steady mode
Limitations

When to skip it.

  • Fixed-mount arm only; not mobile—requires pedestal or rail system for multi-station coverage
  • No official pricing; distributor quotes vary $65–$85k + integration, doubling total system cost
  • Payload drops significantly (to ~15 kg) beyond 500 mm reach offset; heavy offset loads require conservative positioning
Data Sources

What's verified, what's estimated.

Robofy separates manufacturer-confirmed facts from operator estimates. Anything not yet press-sourced or supplier-confirmed is tagged so you can decide how much weight to give it.

Trust41

Payload and reach specs from manufacturer datasheet (official PDF); weight, repeatability, and dimensions from distributor spec sheets (RBTX); pricing inferred from 2025 reseller listings (Standard Bots) covering UR family range; development history and market positioning from The Robot Report press profile; deployment time from official UR product page; availability (Q1 2024 shipment) from UR press release.

How It Works

From rollout to recharge.

  1. 01

    Programmed patrol path

    Operators record an inspection circuit through the site, marking sensor read points and risk zones.

  2. 02

    Sensor sweep on schedule

    Thermal, visual, and acoustic sensors capture readings on every patrol, indoors or outdoors.

  3. 03

    Real-time alerts

    Anomalies push to the on-call team's phone with timestamped imagery and location context.

  4. 04

    Return & recharge

    Short missions cycle quickly back to the dock; logs sync to the cloud for audit and trending.

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