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LBR Med

industrial robotcommercialby KUKA AG

KUKA LBR Med is a collaborative medical robotic platform for MedTech device manufacturers.

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Manufacturer
KUKA AG
Form factor
industrial_robot
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Website
kuka.com ↗

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies LBR Med, a industrial robot by KUKA AG (commercial). 2 sources back the record.

Overview

KUKA LBR Med is a collaborative medical robotic platform for MedTech device manufacturers. KUKA company Instagram (Sep 2026) framed LBR Med as an established robot platform that MedTech companies use when moving a medical device from prototype toward global commercialization, citing years of experience in real medical environments plus long-term availability, worldwide support, and international scale (company-stated).

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
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No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

Prototype-to-commercialization platform framing (company Instagram Sep 2026)

KUKA company Instagram (Sep 2026) said that when a medical device moves from prototype to global commercialization, the value of an established platform often becomes clearer, and framed LBR Med as a robotic platform with years of experience in real medical environments, backed by a global organization (company-stated). Cap: company Instagram marketing framing; not a quantified new product launch or regulatory clearance claim

Medical-product certification

KUKA calls the LBR Med the first cobot certified for integration into medical products, tested under the IECEE CB Scheme to IEC 60601-1 and IEC 62304, and run by KUKA Sunrise.OS Med (KUKA).

LBR Med 7 and 14 variants

KUKA lists the LBR Med 7 R800 at 7 kg payload, 800 mm reach, and about 25.5 kg, and the LBR Med 14 R820 at 14 kg, 820 mm, and about 32.3 kg, both with 7 axes, IP54, and pose repeatability of +/-0.1 mm or +/-0.15 mm (KUKA).

Data & sources

Web sources

2

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for LBR Med. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for LBR Med.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (2)

  1. https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd4Od67Fyr8/ · 2026-09-29
  2. https://www.kuka.com/en-us/industries/robots-used-in-medicine/kuka-solutions-for-medical-robots/lbr-med-medical-robot

Common questions

What is LBR Med?
KUKA LBR Med is a collaborative medical robotic platform for MedTech device manufacturers. KUKA company Instagram (Sep 2026) framed LBR Med as an established robot platform that MedTech companies use when moving a medical device from prototype toward global commercialization, citing years of experience in real medical environments plus long-term availability, worldwide support, and international scale (company-stated).
How much does LBR Med cost?
LBR Med's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for LBR Med from KUKA AG. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is LBR Med actually deployed in the real world?
LBR Med is recorded at the commercial stage, but DEPLOY has no deployment verified at a named site yet; vendor deployment claims are not independently confirmed here. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes LBR Med?
LBR Med is made by KUKA AG, based in Augsburg, Germany, founded in 1898.
Can you buy LBR Med?
LBR Med is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to LBR Med?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable industrial_robot robots to LBR Med include Rowa Vmax, ZenRobotics Recycler, ABB IRB 6700, AmbiSort A-Series.
How does LBR Med compare to Rowa Vmax?
LBR Med and Rowa Vmax (BD Rowa · 8 deployments) are both industrial_robot robots on the DEPLOY registry. LBR Med has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is LBR Med a top industrial_robot?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, LBR Med ranks in roughly the top 100% of industrial_robot models tracked by the registry.
What is LBR Med's maturity stage?
LBR Med is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Where is LBR Med deployed?
No verified deployments of LBR Med are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is LBR Med safe?
LBR Med has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-03

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-03

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: industrial_robot

Sources by quality tier

2
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Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for LBR Med.