UR15 is quicker. My machine door is not.

TomMill · 15 May 2025, 06:52 UTC

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TomMill
UR15 collaborative arm in its May 2025 launch image
May 2025 announcement scheduled shipping for June; no retail price asserted. Launch image: Universal Robots. Published 2025-05-12. Source

UR launched the UR15 on Monday and leads with speed. Before I get talked into a faster arm for machine tending, I want the cycle split into actual robot travel, door time and machining. What fraction of a cycle would need to be travel before you'd seriously revisit the arm? No purchase planned; I'm trying to ask a better question than 'what's the fastest cobot'.

https://www.universal-robots.com/news-and-media/news-center/universal-robots-introduces-its-fastest-ever-cobot-to-enable-unprecedented-performance-in-collaborative-automation/

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AlexCell
Replying to TomMill

No universal fraction. If travel is the thing delaying the next machine cycle, seconds can matter. If it happens during machining, they might not.

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JoFixtures
Replying to TomMill

I'd include settling and gripping too. Fast empty moves are not the whole transfer.

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TomMill
Replying to TomMill

Yes. Separate timing trace, not a headline percentage. That's what I'll ask for.

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