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igus is a robotics company founded 1992, based in Germany, developing 9 robots primarily in the Cobot category.
Motion plastics and low-cost automation for industrial robotics
igus develops low-cost automation products including the ReBeL cobot line, the robolink series, SCARA robots, and other robot components sold through its own robotics and RBTX channels. The company is based in Germany and markets these systems for industrial automation and compact handling tasks across manufacturing applications.
Active products
9
Robo Score
74
AA
View factor breakdown
Price range
$5.5K
1 of 9 priced
Top-rated product
AA
Robo Index
ReBeL Cobot
Company facts
- HQ
- Cologne, Germany
- Founded
- 1992 · 34 yrs
- Website
- www.igus.com
Robo Score
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Milestones
igus introduced a low-cost human-like hand for its ReBeL cobot platform.
Founded in 1992 as an industrial motion-plastics company that later expanded into robotics and automation.
Press coverage
- igus gives ReBeL cobot a low-cost, human-like hand
The Robot Report · Aug 2024
Active products by igus
9 shown| # | Category | Key specs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | ReBeL Cobot | Cobot | Payload 2 kg·Reach 600 mm | — | 2014 | AA |
| 2 |  | SCARA drylin | Industrial Arm | Reach 560 mm·Payload 2 kg | $5.5K | 2019 | A |
| 3 |  | rebel-s | Cobot | Payload 2 kg·Reach 617 mm | — | 2019 | A |
| 4 |  | robolink DP 5-axis arm | Cobot | Payload 2 kg·Reach 790 mm | — | 2019 | A |
| 5 |  | robolink ReBeL SCARA | Industrial Arm | Reach 664 mm·Payload 2 kg | — | — | A |
| 6 |  | SCARA robot | Industrial Arm | Repeatability ±0.5 mm·DOF 4 DOF | — | — | A |
| 7 |  | ReBeL Cobot 5 DOF | Cobot | Repeatability ±1 mm·DOF 5 DOF | — | — | A |
| 8 | robolink DP SW | Cobot | Repeatability ±1 mm·DOF 5 DOF | — | — | A | |
| 9 | DLE-DR-0002 | Industrial Arm | Repeatability ±0.5 mm·DOF 3 DOF | — | — | BB |
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