UFACTORY, a Chinese robot arm manufacturer, has continued to release robot arms with high cost performance such as the "xArm series" and "UFACTORY Lite 2014" since the small desktop robot arm "uArm" announced as a Kickstarter project in 6. I came.
This time, the latest model from such UFACTORY company "UFACTORY 850” has been released, so I will introduce it.
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* Tegara Corporation (Unipos) is an authorized reseller of UFACTORY.
Released in May 2023 Latest model :
UFACTORY 850
As its name suggests, the UFACTORY 850 has a wide operating range (Reach) of 850 mm and a repeatability of ±0.02 mm, both of which have the highest performance among UFACTORY's robot arms.
Payload is 5kg, degree of freedom is 6DoF like xArm 6 and UFACTORY Lite 6.
In addition, because it has industrial-grade performance, it can be used not only as a collaborative robot for "vision automation", "machine tending", and "bin picking", but also for bioengineering research and participation in robot competitions. It is also suitable for the field of robotics research.
[Reference] Application example of UFACTORY robot arm
*As of May 2023, this page introduces examples of xArm.
While having these specifications, the price is kept low, and the manufacturer says "Comparable performance to other 6DoF robotic arms at 1/2 the price” commented.
UFactory 850 has a 5 kg payload and ±0.02 mm repeatability, mainstream offering performance as other 6 axis robot arms at ½ of the price.
UFACTORY 850 Features
- 5-axis robotic arm with 6kg payload
- Repeated positioning accuracy ±0.02mm (highest precision among UFACTORY robot arms)
- Operating range 850mm (the largest operating range among UFACTORY robot arms)
- Built-in 100Mbps Ethernet cable
- Hand teaching convenient for memorizing repetitive tasks
- Equipped with a collision detection function that considers safety
- Beginner-friendly GUI makes programming easy
- Open source Python / C ++ SDK and ROS / ROS2 packages are also available
UFACTORY 850 main specifications
- Payload: 5kg
- Reach: 850mm
- Degrees of Freedom (DoF): 6
- Repeatability: ± 0.02mm
- Max Speed: 1m / s
- Weight: 17kg
- GUI: UFACTORY Studio
UFACTORY 850 and xArm series specification comparison table
Below is a specification comparison table of UFACTORY's xArm series and UFACTORY 850.
| Product | xArm5 Lite | xArm 6 | xArm 7 | U Factory 850 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload | 3 kg | 5 kg | 3.5 kg | 5 kg |
| Reach | 700 mm | 700 mm | 700 mm | 850 mm |
| DOF | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Repeatability | ± 0.1 mm | ± 0.1 mm | ± 0.1 mm | ± 0.02 mm |
| Maximum Speed | 1 m / s | 1 m / s | 1 m / s | 1 m / s |
| Weight (robot arms only) | 11.2 kg | 12.2 kg | 13.7 kg | 17 kg |
A more detailed specification comparison isHave a look at this (Manufacturer page)
Programming tool UFACTORY Studio
Like other UFACTORY robot arms, the UFACTORY 850 is also a visual programming tool."UFACTORY Studio"It corresponds to.
UFACTORY Studio is a web-based GUI software pre-installed in the control box of the robot arm. It can be used without additional charges by connecting to a computer equipped with a web browser.
Equipped with live control and Blocky-based programming functions, even users without programming knowledge can easily operate the robot arm.
UFACTORY Studio Features
As programming tools, not only UFACTORY Studio but also open source Python/C++ SDK and ROS/ROS2 packages are provided.
Accessories such as grippers
The UFACTORY 850 does not come standard with accessories such as grippers. UFACTORY offers original official accessories, so please choose accessories according to your usage (purchased separately).
*Some products have "xArm" in their names, but they are also compatible with UFACTORY 850.
About UFACTORY
UFACTORY is a company based in Shenzhen, China. UFACTORY's cost-effective, durable and versatile collaborative robot arms are helping companies and organizations of all sizes increase productivity.
Tegara Corporation (Unipos) is an authorized reseller of UFACTORY.As an authorized domestic distributor, we handle not only the UFACTORY 850 introduced this time, but also robot arms such as the xArm series, UFACTORY Lite 6, and uArm Swift Pro.Please feel free to contact us if you have any desired products.
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■ Click here for product details and inquiries UFACTORY 850 | High Performance 6DOF Robotic Arm Manufacturer (UFactory) WEB site
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