Side-by-side, without barriers.
In 2015 ABB introduced YuMi, the world's first truly collaborative robot. YuMi was a game-changer and heralded a new era where people and robots safely and productively work side-by-side, without barriers.
Collaborative robots are adept at adding flexibility to assembly processes that need to make small lots of highly individualized products, in short cycles. By combining people’s unique ability to adapt to change with robot’s tireless endurance for precise, repetitive tasks, it is possible to automate the assembly of many types of products on the same line.
Human - robot collaboration
Innovative human - friendly dual arm robot with breakthrough functionality designed to unlock vast global additional automation potential in industry. YuMi® is designed for a new era of automation, for example in small parts assembly, where people and robots work side-by-side on the same tasks. Safety is built into the functionality of the robot itself. YuMi® removes the barriers to collaboration by making fencing and cages a thing of the past.
ABB’s growing family of YuMi robots is part of a suite of exciting collaborative automation solutions that help people and robots safely work closer together than every before possible.
Key benefits
Operate side-by-side
Can operate equally effectively side-by-side or face-toface with human coworkers.Grippers with cameras
Servo grippers include options for built-in cameras.Collision-free path
Real-time algorithms set a collision-free path for each arm customized for the required taskProtects coworkers
Padding protects coworkers in high-risk areas by absorbing force if contact is made.Image gallery
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