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Cobot Payload and Reach: 13 Collaborative Robot Arms Compared

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Checked on 2 November 2026: compiled with AI from the official sites listed in the sources, each figure confirmed by two separate searches of the official site or on the page itself, and read by our editor before publication; every month the figures are checked again, automatically. Rules and prices change; the official site always has the last word.

Which collaborative robot can carry your part, and how far can it reach? Below are the payload, reach, repeatability and weight of 13 cobots, each read on the maker’s own specifications on 2 November 2026.

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Written with AI from the sources listed at the end.

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Cobot Payload and Reach (checked 2 November 2026)
RobotPayload (kg)Reach (mm)Repeatability (± mm)Robot weight (kg)
Universal Robots UR3e35000.0311.2
Universal Robots UR5e58500.0320.7
Universal Robots UR10e12.513000.0533.3
Universal Robots UR16e169000.0533.1
Universal Robots UR202017500.164
Universal Robots UR303013000.163.5
FANUC CRX-10iA1012490.0440
FANUC CRX-20iA/L2014180.0441
KUKA LBR iisy 11 R13001113000.05–
Doosan Robotics M10131013000.0533
Techman Robot TM12121300–33
Kinova Gen348910.17.2
Franka Research 338550.118.3

How to use this table

  • Count the gripper and the part together against the payload, and keep a margin: the rated payload falls far from the flange.
  • Reach is measured from the base axis; the usable working area is smaller near the robot’s own base.
  • Repeatability is how precisely the robot returns to a taught point, not how accurately it reaches a new one.

Before you rely on it

  • A cobot still needs a risk assessment of the whole application before it works next to people.
  • Makers update their ranges: the date each row was checked is in the sources.

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