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A3, a US automation trade group, said North American companies ordered 1,831 collaborative robot arms worth $63.8 million in the third quarter of 2026, about 56% more units than a year earlier.
A dated step forward on the record
What the source says
“Force- and power-limited or collaborative robots also posted a strong third quarter, with 1,831 units valued at $63.8 million ordered.”
What it means
Collaborative robot arms, from Universal Robots, FANUC, ABB, and others, is at stage 5 of 5 on our ladder: regulator-cleared or mass market. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history.
Human help: Our sources report it working without human help.
More on Collaborative robot arms
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- Universal Robots showed Gen 7, an upgraded version of its cobot system, at a trade show in Chicago.
- Teradyne, which owns Universal Robots, sued a German arm of Chinese cobot maker JAKA in a European patent court, saying JAKA's cobots copy its patented hardware and software.
- Universal Robots said it had sold more than 100,000 cobots worldwide.
- Universal Robots, a Danish company, sold its first collaborative robot arm.