7 cobots released so far in 2024

Universal Robots provides cobots for applications including palletizing, welding, machine tending, assembly, dispensing, finishing, and material handling. | Source: Universal Robots

In 2017, only 2.8% of all newly installed industrial robots were collaborative robots or cobots, according to Stanford University’s “Artificial Intelligence Index Report 2023.” By 2021, that number had increased to 7.5%.

Robots working with humans to support a range of flexible applications has been a global trend.