What is the difference between an industrial robot and a cobot?

An industrial robot is a caged, high-speed, high-payload arm governed by ISO 10218; a collaborative robot (cobot) is built to share a workspace safely with people under ISO/TS 15066. DEPLOY tracks both under manufacturing robots.

What are the types of manufacturing robots?

By mechanism the main types are articulated arms, SCARA, cartesian, delta, and cylindrical robots; by collaboration mode they split into caged industrial robots and collaborative robots (cobots). DEPLOY tracks both.

Are cobots replacing industrial robots?

No. Cobots complement industrial robots rather than replace them: cobots suit lower-payload, human-adjacent tasks, while caged industrial arms still dominate high-speed, high-payload work. Most factories run both.

What are manufacturing robots used for?

Manufacturing robots run production tasks: welding, assembly, material handling, machine tending, and pick-and-place on factory and assembly lines.

Manufacturing robots

71 verified models across 2 form factors.

Manufacturing robots run production: caged industrial arms (ISO 10218) for high-speed, high-payload work and collaborative robots (cobots, ISO/TS 15066) built to share a workspace with people. This is the industry view spanning both. DEPLOY keeps the two distinct on their own form-factor pages but aggregates them here by the work they do.

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DENSO COBOTTAby DENSO Roboticsproduction
EC66by ELITE Roboticsproduction
NEXTAGEby Kawada Roboticsproduction
XB Seriesby Rokaeproduction
Dobot CR5by Dobotcommercial
Formic Cobot RaaSby Formiccommercial
Jaka Zu 12by Jaka Roboticscommercial
Mitsubishi RV-8CRLby Mitsubishi Electric Corporationcommercial
SIASUN GCR20-1100by SIASUN Robot & Automationcommercial
Spool Welding Robot (SWR)by Novarc Technologiescommercial
ASYSTRby Systemanticsresearch
AUBO i5by AUBO Roboticsresearch
Baxterby Rethink Roboticsresearch
Cobot Welderby Hireboticsresearch
COBOTTA PRO 1300by DENSO Corporationresearch
Cooperby Lincoln Electricresearch
Diana 7by Agile Robotsresearch
Elfin E10by Han's Robotresearch
Franka Research 3by Franka Roboticsresearch
H2515by Doosan Roboticsresearch
HCR-5by Hanwha Roboticsresearch
MZS Seriesby Nachi-Fujikoshiresearch
P-Robby F&P Roboticsresearch
Sawyerby Rethink Roboticsresearch
TM Seriesby Omronresearch
TM12by Techman Robotresearch
TM5by Techman Robotresearch
UR5eby Universal Robotsresearch

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between an industrial robot and a cobot?: An industrial robot is a caged, high-speed, high-payload arm governed by ISO 10218; a collaborative robot (cobot) is built to share a workspace safely with people under ISO/TS 15066. DEPLOY tracks both under manufacturing robots.
What are the types of manufacturing robots?: By mechanism the main types are articulated arms, SCARA, cartesian, delta, and cylindrical robots; by collaboration mode they split into caged industrial robots and collaborative robots (cobots). DEPLOY tracks both.
Are cobots replacing industrial robots?: No. Cobots complement industrial robots rather than replace them: cobots suit lower-payload, human-adjacent tasks, while caged industrial arms still dominate high-speed, high-payload work. Most factories run both.
What are manufacturing robots used for?: Manufacturing robots run production tasks: welding, assembly, material handling, machine tending, and pick-and-place on factory and assembly lines.

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