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AUBO-i3 - Palletizing Package
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AUBO-i3 - Palletizing Package
AUBO RoboticsThe AUBO-i3 is a compact 6-axis collaborative robot arm with a 3 kg payload and 625 mm reach, positioned by AUBO Robotics as a palletizing-capable cobot within a broader i-Series lineup. When configured as a palletizing package, it operates autonomously once set up — executing pick-and-place stacking tasks without a human performing the task itself — supported by teach-free or hand-guided programming and no mandatory safety fencing. Independent community sources confirm real-world deployment but also flag reliability issues (jittery motion at speed, rudimentary documentation, URDF/API frame mismatches) that introduce operational caveats. Research literature validates RL-based task planning approaches deployed on real robotic palletizers, though these are largely academic demonstrations rather than confirmed production AUBO-i3 deployments.
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Specification
- payload
- 3 kg
- reach
- 625 mm
- robot_weight
- 16 kg (arm); controller: 15 kg, 390×370×265 mm
- degrees_of_freedom
- 6 DOF; all joints ±360°
- joint_speeds
- J1–J3: 178°/s; J4–J6: 237°/s; max tool velocity ≤1.9 m/s
- power_consumption
- 150 W average, 1000 W peak (official datasheet); one regional source cites 600 W peak — see conflicts
- power_supply
- 100–240 VAC, 50–60 Hz
- palletizing_payload_note
- The i3's 3 kg payload is very limited for palletizing heavy items; heavier palletizing demos (15–50 kg cases) use auxiliary support structures or larger AUBO models
Price
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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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