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AUBO-i3 - Vision Package
AUBO Robotics
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AUBO-i3 - Vision Package
AUBO RoboticsThe AUBO-i3 is a 6-axis collaborative robot arm manufactured by AUBO (Beijing) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., featuring a 3 kg payload, 625 mm reach, IP54 protection, and an open SDK supporting C/C++/Python/ROS. The 'Vision Package' designation refers to research and commercial integrations pairing the i3 (or similar cobots) with RGB-D cameras (e.g., Intel RealSense), deep-learning-based object recognition (YOLO, Mask R-CNN), and structured-light 3D reconstruction for autonomous pick-and-place tasks such as package dispatching and food handling. Independent community reports flag notable software integration issues including jittery MoveIt motion over Ethernet, URDF/API frame discrepancies, and rudimentary documentation. The robot itself executes programmed tasks autonomously once set up, but the vision-guided autonomy is demonstrated primarily in research/lab settings with known limitations around transparent and reflective materials.
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Specification
- payload
- 3 kg
- reach
- 625 mm (one Alibaba listing anomalously states 832 mm — likely error)
- weight
- ~15.5–16 kg
- max_linear_speed
- ≤1.9 m/s
- max_joint_speed
- 237 deg/s
- joint_range
- Joints 1,2,4,5,6: ±360°; Joint 3: ±156°
- power_consumption
- 150 W average; peak 600–1000 W (sources vary)
Price
No public price — contact the supplier for a quote.
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Evidence-graded claims from the AUBO Robotics deep report
AUBO i-series cobots execute industrial tasks (palletizing, assembly, pick-and-place, welding) fully autonomously once programmed, with no human teleoperation performing the tasks.
Multiple independent commerce listings (Unchained Robotics [1], EFPIA [3], TSI Solutions [9]) and a JETRO government report [8] describe standard programmed cobot operation; no source indicates human teleoperation of tasks, though long-term reliability data from independent end-users is absent.
from AUBO Robotics deep report →AUBO i-series cobots cover a payload range of 3–20 kg (i3 through i20) with reach from 625 mm to 1650 mm.
Independent commerce listing from Unchained Robotics [1] explicitly details the i20 at 20 kg payload and 1650 mm reach, corroborating the full range; however, AUBO's own vendor website reportedly lists only up to 16 kg, suggesting possible product-line documentation lag.
from AUBO Robotics deep report →AUBO has established a genuine US commercial presence with warehouse, service, and training infrastructure in Detroit, supported by multiple distribution partners.
An independent business news report confirms the Kundinger Inc. distribution partnership [6], JETRO confirms the 2024 Japan subsidiary [8], and EFPIA's commerce listing independently references Detroit warehouse/service/training operations [3]; however, the scale of US sales volume remains unverified.
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AUBO cobots achieve a repeatability of ±0.05 mm (i3, i5) and ±0.1 mm (i10, i16, i20).
Repeatability figures come from commerce spec sheets [1][2], which are distributor/reseller listings rather than independent laboratory or third-party benchmark tests, so the specs remain unverified by a neutral party.
from AUBO Robotics deep report →AUBO cobots are deployed across diverse industries including automotive, 3C electronics, medical/health, logistics, and catering.
Industry deployment claims are consistent across vendor and distributor sources [3][4][9], but no independent customer case study, third-party audit, or journalist report confirms actual at-scale deployment in any specific sector.
from AUBO Robotics deep report →AUBO is a national standards setter for collaborative robots in China.
This claim appears only on AUBO's own vendor materials [4] and is not corroborated by any independent regulatory body, standards organization publication, or third-party news report.
from AUBO Robotics deep report →AUBO i-series cobots are competitively priced versus Western cobots, listed at ~$15,000 USD per set (i5) and €18,100–€31,000 in Europe, with Chinese cobots broadly available in the $5,000–$10,000 range.
The $15,000 i5 price is from a commerce listing [2] and the €18,100–€31,000 range from Unchained Robotics [1] (both resellers, not AUBO directly); the $5,000–$10,000 figure is a Reddit community generalization about Chinese cobots broadly [14], not specific to AUBO, leaving the true street price unverified.
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