Teradyne sues Chinese cobot maker over UR software

With advanced motion control, the UR8 Long can conduct automotive quality inspection. Source: Universal Robots

Teradyne Robotics A/S, the Odense, Denmark-based subsidiary of Teradyne Inc. and parent company of Universal Robots (UR) and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), is suing the German subsidiary of Elite Robots. Teradyne Robotics has accused the Chinese collaborative robot maker of infringing on UR’s proprietary software.

Teradyne said it has “irrefutable evidence” of copyright infringement...