Collaborative robot for precision assembly tasks
Enable seamless human-robot collaboration in delicate assembly tasks with this advanced collaborative robot, enhancing precision and safety while reducing ergonomic strain on employees in manual operations.
The LBR iiwa from KUKA is a collaborative robot designed for intricate tasks in industries like automotive and electronics. Its sensitive joint torque sensors allow safe human-robot interaction, enhancing precision during assembly and handling. This lightweight robot efficiently processes tasks ranging from polishing metal surfaces to assembling electronic devices, improving operational safety and productivity. It features a payload capacity of up to 14 kilograms with a reach of 820 mm, making it suitable for high-speed, continuous operations. The LBR iiwa is equipped with customizable programming through its KUKA Sunrise Cabinet controller, facilitating integration into existing production lines. Offering pneumatic and electrical media flanges, it supports diverse applications while ensuring precise control and energy efficiency. With robust compliance control, the LBR iiwa adapts to delicate processes without compromising safety, crucial for industries demanding high precision and reliability.
Benefits
- Enhances precision and safety in assembly with sensitive torque sensors, allowing safe human interaction.
- Increases productivity by automating complex tasks like handling and inspection in high-speed operations.
- Adapts to multiple applications with customizable programming, ensuring seamless integration into existing production lines.
- Reduces energy consumption through optimized servo control, improving efficiency in continuous processes.
- Supports ergonomic working environments by handling monotonous and unergonomic tasks autonomously.
- Applications
- Inspection,Polishing,Mechanical machining,Assembly,Palletizing,Gluing,Packaging,Painting,Applying,Measuring,Handling
- End products
- Painted automotive components,Circuit boards,Palletized goods,Measured mechanical components,Glued micro components,Polished metal surfaces,Inspected electronics,Electrical connectors,Packaging boxes,Consumer electronics,Assembled electronic devices,Electronic components,Automotive parts
- Steps before
- Planning,Component selection,System configuration,Program simulation
- Steps after
- Quality inspection,Integrated assembly,Packaging,Final product testing
- Input ingredients
- delicate components,small components,human interaction
- Output ingredients
- assembled products,precisely mounted components,transported items
- Load capacity
- 7 - 14 kg
- Reach (arm length)
- 800 - 820 mm
- Joint torque accuracy
- ±2% of the maximum torque
- Controller
- KUKA Sunrise Cabinet
- Operating modes
- Three operating modes
- Protection class
- IP 54
- Mounting positions
- Ceiling,Floor,Wall
- Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC)
- Collaborative
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- Quick reactions
- Immediate contact detection
- Learning capability
- Program via simulation
- Sensitivity
- Torque sensors
- Independent operation
- Handles unergonomic tasks
- Media flange options
- Pneumatic and electrical
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Collaborative applications
- Human-robot collaboration (HRC)
- Task complexity
- Simple to complex
- Task size
- Small to large
- Maximum Reach
- 800 mm / 820 mm
- Load Capacity
- 7 kg / 14 kg
- Mounting Positions
- Ceiling,Floor,Wall
- Protection Class
- IP 54
- Number of Axes
- 7
- Media Flange Pattern
- DIN ISO 9409-1-50-7-M6
- Control panel type
- KUKA Sunrise Cabinet
- Mounting positions
- Ceiling,Floor,Wall
- Protection class
- IP 54
- Media flange options
- Pneumatic and electrical energy supply systems
- Market info
- KUKA is renowned for its expertise in industrial robotics and automation solutions, specializing in providing advanced robotic systems for manufacturing, automotive, electronics, and logistics industries, with a reputation for innovation and quality in engineered-to-order equipment.