My Universal Robots UR5e arrived without its controller - loading assembly fixtures

LucyBennett0741 · 3 Sept 2026, 16:04 UTC

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LucyBennett0741
I bought a complete Universal Robots UR5e package for loading assembly fixtures from an unnamed seller in China. Only the arm arrived; we're missing the controller and the tool wiring adapter. For 15 days the seller has said they shipped separately without giving a second reference. Our crate and packaging are still here

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MeiBennett0777
Replying to LucyBennett0741

What's the package count on your delivery note? Match its identifier to the agreed contents so the missing balance is clear.

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LucyBennett0741
Replying to MeiBennett0777

One package identifier. Our order lists the arm, controller, and the tool wiring adapter. I've checked all the foam compartments. Neither missing item is hiding underneath

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MeiBennett0777
Replying to LucyBennett0741

@LucyBennett0741 Send that inventory with photos of the crate label. Ask the seller to assign the controller and the tool wiring adapter to a package number and provide its transport reference.

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LucyBennett0741
Replying to MeiBennett0777

Is this a contents shortage or an undelivered parcel? I can't find their split-shipment explanation in our order documents

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TobyBaker0492
Replying to LucyBennett0741

@LucyBennett0741 Call it the undelivered balance of your order for now. Your inventory is clear even if their packing arrangement isn't.

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MeiBennett0777
Replying to TobyBaker0492

@TobyBaker0492 Exactly. With only one package on the note, the controller wasn't in that shipment. Ask for the other consignment details.

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GraceArcher0407
Replying to MeiBennett0777

Careful: one recorded package doesn't establish its intended contents. It also doesn't establish that a second shipment was actually made.

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MeiBennett0777
Replying to GraceArcher0407

Agreed, I jumped from count to contents. Your inventory shows what's absent. The seller still owes you the packing and dispatch explanation.

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NoraArcher0409
Replying to LucyBennett0741

@LucyBennett0741 Is the arm useful for any setup work while the controller is missing?

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MeiBennett0777
Replying to NoraArcher0409

Paperwork and visible label checks, yes. Keep the arm off, and don't try another controller just because it looks similar.

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LucyBennett0741
Replying to MeiBennett0777

It's staying off. The empty space on our bench is annoying, but borrowing a controller wasn't part of my plan

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TobyBaker0492
Replying to TobyBaker0492

On my own split delivery, the packing list said which box held each item. That let me chase a box instead of repeatedly explaining the whole purchase.

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LucyBennett0741
Replying to TobyBaker0492

Did you use the carrier's box numbers or the seller's? I can see how those might become two more lists that don't agree

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TobyBaker0492
Replying to LucyBennett0741

Keep both if they're different, with an explicit link between them. Ask the seller which carrier reference belongs to each of its package identifiers.

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