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ABB is a robotics company founded 1988, based in Switzerland, developing 18 robots primarily in the Industrial Arm category.
Collaborative and industrial robots for flexible automation
ABB Robotics develops collaborative and industrial robots, including GoFa cobots, the IRB 1200 series, and automated surface finishing cells for manufacturing automation. Its robots are used in general industrial applications such as assembly and material handling, and ABB markets them globally through its robotics division based in Switzerland.
Active products
18
Maker Score
80
Exceptional evidence
View factor breakdown
Price range
$29.3K – $65K
2 of 18 priced
Top-rated product
80.7
Robo Score
ABB IRB-2600
Company facts
- HQ
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Founded
- 1988 · 38 yrs
- Employees
- 100,000+
- Website
- www.abb.com/robotics
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Maker Score
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Awards & recognition
- ABB GoFa named one of the most innovative collaborative robots2021new.abb.com ↗
- ABB YuMi awarded for innovation in collaborative robotics2015new.abb.com ↗
- ABB IRB 6700 recognized for energy efficiency and performance2014new.abb.com ↗
Milestones
ABB introduced the IRB 1200 family for compact, high-speed industrial automation applications.
Press coverage
- ABB, Vention bring GoFa cobots to small & midsize manufacturers
The Robot Report
- ABB launches Ultra Accuracy feature for GoFa cobots
Robotics 24/7
- ABB launches GoFa higher payload cobot for collaborative tasks up to 5kg
ABB News · Feb 2021
- GoFa collaborative robot delivers speed, safety, and simplicity for true collaboration
ABB Robotics · Feb 2021
- GOFA Collaborative Robot – Go Faster & Further Cobot
ABB Robotics · Feb 2021
- ABB expands cobot portfolio with GoFa and SWIFTi
Robot Report · Feb 2021
- ABB rolls out new collaborative robots to boost factory automation
Reuters · Feb 2021
In the news
8 events · last 90 days
55.5momentumABB Integrates NVIDIA Physical AI into RobotStudio
In the news
8 events · last 90 days
Why ABB has been in the news, across 20 outlets — collected and classified independently, so a maker cannot add to it. It never changes a robot's Robo Score — the evidence half of the RoboIndex — and it can move a robot up a board by at most 15 points.
Active products by ABB
18 shown| # | Category | Key specs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | ABB IRB-2600 | Industrial Arm | Reach 1.9 m·Payload 20 kg | — | 2015 | 80.7 |
| 2 |  | YuMi | Cobot | Payload 0.5 kg·Reach 560 mm | — | 2011 | 75.4 |
| 3 |  | Single Arm YuMi® | Cobot | Payload 0.5 kg·Reach 559 mm | — | — | 73.6 |
| 4 |  | ABB IRB 120 FlexMove | Industrial Arm | Reach 900 mm·Payload 12 kg | $65K | 2018 | 72.8 |
| 5 |  | ABB IRB-4600 | Industrial Arm | Reach 2.5 m·Payload 60 kg | — | 2015 | 72.8 |
| 6 |  | ABB IRB-6600 | Industrial Arm | Reach 3.2 m·Payload 225 kg | — | 2015 | 67.7 |
| 7 |  | YuMi IRB 14000 | Cobot | Payload 0.5 kg·Reach 500 mm | — | — | 65.5 |
| 8 |  | IRB 1200 | Industrial Arm | Reach 901 mm·Payload 7 kg | — | — | 64.7 |
| 9 |  | IRB 6700 | Industrial Arm | Reach 2.6 m·Payload 300 kg | — | — | 63.9 |
| 10 |  | SWIFTI CRB 1100 | Cobot | Payload 4 kg·Reach 1.1 m | $29.3K | — | 63.2 |
| 11 |  | IRB 1100 | Industrial Arm | Reach 580 mm·Payload 4 kg | — | — | 59.9 |
| 12 |  | GoFa™ CRB 15000 | Cobot | DOF 6 DOF | — | — | 56.8 |
| 13 |  | Automated Surface Finishing Cell | Industrial Arm | DOF 6 DOF | — | 2026 | 54.7 |
| 14 |  | GoFa 5 | Cobot | — | — | — | 50.1 |
| 15 |  | GoFa™ CBR 15000-5 | Cobot | Repeatability ±0.02 mm·DOF 6 DOF | — | — | 46.3 |
| 16 |  | ABB IRB 1200 5/0.9 | Industrial Arm | Repeatability ±0.02 mm·DOF 6 DOF | — | — | 46.1 |
| 17 |  | ABB IRB 1100-4/0.58 | Industrial Arm | Repeatability ±0.01 mm·DOF 6 DOF | — | — | 45.9 |
| 18 |  | Flexley Stack F712 | Warehouse AMR | Top speed 1.7 m/s | — | 2026 | — |
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