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Overview
Universal Robots is a Danish collaborative robot manufacturer founded in 2005 by Esben Ostergaard, Kasper Stoy, and Kristian Kassow at the University of Southern Denmark. A subsidiary of Teradyne since 2015, the company pioneered the cobot market with its UR5e and other UR series robots.
Reality check
UR20-1750 (company-claimed)
20 kg payload (25 kg extended), 1,750 mm reach, 64 kg, +/-0.01 mm repeatability, 5 m/s TCP, IP65, ISO Class 4.
UR30-1300 (company-claimed)
30 kg payload (35 kg extended), 1,300 mm reach, 63.5 kg, +/-0.01 mm repeatability, 4 m/s TCP.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDAcquisitionAcquired by Teradyne
Key facts
Robot
Focus
Backerssee investors →
Scale
Founders
Parent company
Product
Pioneer
Data & sources
Patent documents
9
Web sources
5
14 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Universal Robots has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1CEVA Logistics1× joint1 total
- 2HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer)1× joint1 total
- 3Hirebotics1× joint1 total
- 4MathWorks Robotics1× joint3 total
- 5ROEQ1× joint2 total
- 6Sereact1× joint1 total
Most recent
- with Sereactjust announced
- Hirebotics x Universal Robots2021-01-01with Hireboticsoperating
- with HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer)operating
Universal Robots on the deployment map
View the global map4 verified deployments across 3 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Universal Robots's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalUR5e at Stellantis factories, Europe →verified Jun 2024
- operationalUR5e at Craiova, Romania →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalUR5e at Worldwide (100,000+ installed) →International · verified Jun 2024
- operationalUR5e at Volkswagen facilities, Germany →Western Europe · verified Jan 2012
View the full Universal Robots deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Esben Ostergaard Co-founderreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Esben Ostergaardcofounderno longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- Enrico Krog Iversen CEOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Universal Robots.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Universal Robots4 deployments
Insurers & financiers (1)
- DLL (De Lage Landen)finances · financier
Recent coverage
Universal Robots in third-party press
Peers
22 peers across 1 segment. Every Universal Robots competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
cobot(22)
19 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 2089.586283779087) · leader Doosan Robotics at 2849%
- AUBO Roboticsdirect competitor(reported)strong
- Agile Robotsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- DENSO Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Dobotdirect competitor(reported)strong
- Doosan Roboticsdirect competitor(reported)strong
- ELITE Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Mentioned on (28)
Registry pages whose text names Universal Robots.
Companies (13)
Sanctuary AI, Robotiq, UR+, Hirebotics, Rainbow Robotics, OnRobot, Doosan Robotics, MathWorks Robotics, Ridgeback (Clearpath), ROEQ, Trener Robotics, Leaderdrive (Leader Harmonious Drive Systems Co., Ltd.), Mobile Industrial Robots
Robots and products (8)
Acteris, Cobot Welder, UR5e, UR+ Ecosystem, Flex Manufacturing System, Cognibotics Precision Robot, MiR AMR, Canvas drywall-finishing robot
Supplied by (4)
Supply-chain reach
1 total transitive counterparties · 13 upstream · 1 downstream · depth 1
Single points of failureSICK AG, ATI Industrial Automation, TDK InvenSense, OnRobot, Robotiq, Schunk, SICK AG, Nabtesco +5 more
Sensors
- SICK AGcompany-levelSICK nanoScan3 safety laser scanner -- basis of the sBot Stop URCap and sBot Speed URCap for UR cobotssupplies
Actuators & motors
- Kollmorgencompany-levelKollmorgen KBM-series frameless servo motors (UR-customized) -- dedicated UR production line at Kollmorgen Brno, Czechiasupplies
- Leaderdrive (Leader Harmonious Drive Systems Co., Ltd.)company-levelLeaderdrive precision harmonic (strain-wave) reducers -- framework supply agreement since Nov 2016; per IPO prospectus UR = ~50.29% of Leaderdrive overseas revenue (RMB 28.9M). Chinese second-source into UR jointssupplies
- Harmonic Drivevia UR5eHFUS-2SH Series strain-wave gears -- all six joints (HFUS-25-2SH large joints, HFUS-14-2SH small joints)supplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Partnerships
6 total · 2 operating · 4 just announced
Every company Universal Robots has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Sereactjust announced
- Hirebotics x Universal Robots2021-01-01with Hireboticsoperating
- with HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer)operating
Most-frequent partners
- 1CEVA Logistics1× joint1 total
- 2HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer)1× joint1 total
- 3Hirebotics1× joint1 total
- 4MathWorks Robotics1× joint3 total
- 5ROEQ1× joint2 total
- 6Sereact1× joint1 total
All 6 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—just announced
- technology—just announced
- technology—just announced
- technology2026-10-21just announced
- technology2021-01-01operating
- technology2020-01-01operating
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by Teradynefull acquisition2015-06-01
Patent estate (9)
- US20170057095A1usptopendingassignee
- USD912117S1usptograntedgranted 2021-03-02assignee
- EP3265275A1epopendingassignee
- US20250001588A1usptopendingassignee
- EP2050544B1epograntedgranted 2016-03-09assignee
- EP3227161B1epograntedgranted 2021-03-03assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in Universal Robots’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Canvas
2026-08-23Supply: UR10e cobots for drywall finishing to Canvas
New supplierNew supplier: Nabtesco
2026-08-23Supply: Nabtesco reducers for UR from Nabtesco
New supplierNew supplier: TDK InvenSense
2026-08-23Supply: IMU sensors for cobots from TDK InvenSense
New supplierNew supplier: Texas Instruments
2026-08-23Supply: TI motor drivers for UR from Texas Instruments
New supplierNew supplier: Robotiq
2026-08-23Supply: Robotiq grippers for UR from Robotiq
New supplierNew supplier: Robotiq
2026-08-23Supply: Robotiq grippers for UR from Robotiq
New supplierNew supplier: OnRobot
2026-08-23Supply: OnRobot grippers for UR from OnRobot
New supplierNew supplier: Schunk
2026-08-23Supply: SCHUNK grippers for UR from Schunk
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 12, 2026
Universal Robots UR20 Product Announcement Video
- Record createdJun 11, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
UR5e at Worldwide (100,000+ installed)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
UR5e at Stellantis factories, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
UR5e at Craiova, Romania
Sources (5)
- https://www.universal-robots.com/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Robots
- https://www.universal-robots.com/products/ur20-robot/
- https://www.universal-robots.com/products/ur30-robot/
- https://www.universal-robots.com/news-and-media/news-center/teradyne-robotics-and-sereact-partner-to-scale-physical-ai-solutions-for-retail-and-logistics/ · 2026-10-21
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Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-25
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-25
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Universal Robots.Peer companies
- Dobot6 models
- ABB3 models
- Agile Robots3 models
- DENSO Corporation3 models
- KUKA AG3 models
- AUBO Robotics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Universal Robots from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Teradyne Robotics and Sereact partner to drive physical AI solutions for retail and logistics
Teradyne Robotics and Sereact have formed a partnership to combine Sereact’s physical AI technology with Universal Robots’ collaborative robots for applications in retail,…
Universal Robots Launches Seventh-Generation Cobot Platform
Teradyne Robotics company Universal Robots (UR), the origina manufacturer of collaborative industrial robots, introduced Gen 7 - its seventh-generation robotics platform at IMTS…
Universal Robots launches its seventh generation robot platform at IMTS
Universal Robots has released three new robot arms, a rebuilt core controller, a new AI-ready tool flange, and more. The post Universal Robots launches its seventh generation…
Teradyne Robotics sues JAKA over 3 Universal Robots patents
New details reveal the lawsuit involves three Universal Robots patents about robot interfaces, safety brakes, and joints. The post Teradyne Robotics sues JAKA over 3 Universal…
Robotics and Automation News Features - 2026 coverage
Comprehensive robotics and automation coverage for 2026 including industrial robots, AMRs, cobots, and physical AI developments.
Vention collaborates with FANUC and Universal Robots on software-defined automation
Vention is working with partners to make design and deployment of industrial and collaborative robots easier for manufacturers. The post Vention collaborates with FANUC and…
Teradyne Robotics unveils production-ready physical AI applications at Automate 2026
Universal Robots/Teradyne Robotics unveiled wide range of production-ready physical AI applications at Automate 2026. Also acquiring Elite Robots for copyright.
Teradyne Robotics unveils wide range of production-ready physical AI applications at Automate 2026
Teradyne Robotics (Universal Robots, MiR) showcased production-ready physical AI applications at Automate 2026, including the MiR1200 Pallet Jack, PolyScope X software, and…
PAL Robotics releases a new robot for advanced manipulation
PAL Robotics unveiled a new robotic arm at ICRA 2026, designed for researchers, developers and innovators. European pioneer in humanoid and service robotics.
Skild AI Stock: 4B Valuation
Skild AI raised .4B Series C at 4B valuation led by SoftBank. Building universal robot brain - one AI model controlling any robot in any environment.
ROEQ Solution at Universal Robots
Universal Robots (UR) produces world-leading collaborative robots (cobots). Keeping a strong position in the robotics industry requires high-quality production and well-managed…
History of Universal Robots
Universal Robots was founded in 2005 by Esben Ostergaard, Kasper Stoy, and Kristian Kassow at the University of Southern Denmark, pioneering the cobot market.
Machine-readable surfaces
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- RSS feed: /companies/universal-robots/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/3cefb91d-1ab3-49c5-9b75-cf1b2a7acabe
- Revision history: /companies/universal-robots/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Dobot6 models
- ABB3 models
- Agile Robots3 models
- DENSO Corporation3 models
- KUKA AG3 models
- AUBO Robotics2 models
Video
Move from labs to smart factories, logistics, warehousing, industrial inspection & more application scenarios #umr #amr #technology #ros2 #slam #autonomousnavigation #inspection #agilexrobotics
Heat Index
Serious60/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Universal Robots draws attention at the 61st percentile but verifies reality at the 79th percentile among cobot robots. Hype Gap -17.7, 13th widest among cobot robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 4 verified deployments. Thin IP estate relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 2, 2026