Universal Robots’ new product UR20 makes its debut in China

Recently, Danish collaborative manufacturer Universal Robots held an unveiling ceremony in Beijing for its first next-generation collaborative robot product, the UR20 high-load robot. The 2023 Universal Robots National Tour in Beijing attracted nearly 150 customers and partners to participate. This was the first show of UR20 in China, and the Universal Robots e-series product family also made a collective appearance. At the event, Universal Robots also initially demonstrated the new software platform Polyscope6.0, which will also be officially released later this year and will be applied to UR20 and the entire Universal Robots e-series product line. In the coming months, UR20 will also be unveiled in tours in cities such as Shanghai and Shenzhen. Mr.

Zhenghua Sun, Technical Director of Greater China, Universal Robots said: "UR20 opens a new chapter for the next generation of collaborative robots. The software upgrade that follows further demonstrates our innovation capabilities and determination to continue to redefine automation. Universal Robots' vision is very clear. Through continuous innovation, we hope to let humans say goodbye to dirty, boring and dangerous work, because advanced robots can complete these tasks, thereby fully unleashing human potential and allowing people to focus on more fulfilling work content."

UR20 new product debut, pushing performance to new heights

This tour is the first show of UR20 in China. In the past, collaborative robots were mainly used by customers to handle tasks with low load requirements due to their flexible and lightweight characteristics. However, in recent years, more and more companies hope to use collaborative robots in higher load areas to replace tasks that were previously operated by traditional operations. In order to fully respond to this trend, Universal Robots' blockbuster new product UR20 has pushed the performance of collaborative robots to new heights.

UR20 is Universal Robots' first collaborative robot product for the next generation. It is currently Universal Robots' best-performing, longest working radius and highest payload collaborative robot, helping customers achieve higher loads, faster movements and longer displacements than ever before. Through a complete reconstruction of the arm, the UR20 redefines collaborative robots by achieving a large payload of 20 kg and a working radius of 1,750 mm while achieving a repeatability accuracy of up to ±0.05 mm.

[Photo: UR20 used for palletizing]

In terms of efficiency, the UR20's new joint power system design increases joint speed by 65% ​​(depending on joint size), average speed by 30%, and joint torque by 25%. Combined with motion control upgrades, this can lift heavy payloads faster than ever before, and operate smoothly and easily, helping customers shorten cycle times and efficiently meet or even exceed customer production targets, delivery dates, and expectations.

[Figure: UR20 load offset curve, even after 200mm center of gravity offset, there is still a 20kg load output]

In terms of reliability, UR20 has undergone a comprehensive new design, with a simple joint structure and about half the number of parts compared to the e-series, which brings a huge leap in reliability and can maximize uptime.

In terms of safety, UR20 has 17 customizable safety functions, an IP54 protection level, and a proven safety system that allows users to flexibly customize safety parameters to meet their risk assessment requirements. In addition, the standard configuration of 3PE safety switches and the optional safety bus protocol based on ProfiS make UR20 safer and easier to use.

At the same time, UR20 continues the flexibility of Universal Robots. While increasing the load and working radius, the UR20 body is still lightweight, weighing 64 kg (including cables), with a small footprint and a base diameter of only 245 mm, so it is easy to deploy and move, and can achieve more goals in a small space. In addition, UR20 can be installed in any direction without special connections or expensive cable solutions, and the bus selection based on it makes it more flexible and can meet various application requirements.

Software platform will be upgraded to Polyscope6.0

this year During the tour, Sun Zhenghua, technical director of Greater China of Universal Robots, also demonstrated the new software platform Polyscope6.0. Polyscope6.0 will be officially released later this year and will be applied to UR20 and the entire e-series of Universal Robots. Polyscope6.0 has upgraded and introduced a new software backend to further ensure security while improving robustness, scalability and extensibility.

In terms of robustness, through the new backend software, PolyScope 6 will enable UR+ partners to choose technology more freely and complete development more quickly when developing backend services; in terms of scalability, high scalability means that during the system expansion process, the software can achieve linear growth in the processing power of the entire system with very few changes or even just the addition of equipment; in terms of scalability, after the upgrade, URCaps will be packaged in a new scalable format that can easily expand the content that URCaps can embed in the future.

Internal and external driving forces continue to promote innovation, closely focus on customer feedback to improve products, and continuously expand the boundaries of technology.

The UR20 and Polyscope6.0 software updates are the embodiment of UR's continuous innovative spirit. Driven by both internal and external driving forces, UR has consistently cultivated "innovation" at all stages of product development, hoping to continuously push innovation to new heights.

Looking outward, customer feedback is a powerful external driving force for UR's innovation. The premise for the effective implementation of any technical capabilities must be accurate pointing to customer needs. Therefore, UR always attaches great importance to incorporating customer feedback into product updates to create a smoother user experience for customers. UR's huge global installed base has enabled it to accumulate a lot of first-hand user demand feedback, and it can continuously innovate and iterate based on real feedback.

Looking inward, UR's internal driving force for innovation comes from the company's constant desire to use technology to provide real solutions to the challenges faced by the industry. The genes of innovation and pioneering are deeply rooted in UR's corporate culture. UR's and design teams regularly propose new ideas and verify their feasibility. At the same time, the company also invests in high-potential technology fields such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality for a long time, in order to continuously expand the boundaries of technology.

Universal Robots' vision is to create a world where humans and robots work together, rather than having humans work like robots. With this philosophy in mind, Universal Robots will continue to redefine automation and create more collaborative robot products with superior performance.