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Universal Robots

A Danish company that created the modern collaborative robot: a lightweight arm cheap enough and safe enough to work next to a person without a safety cage. It is owned by US test-equipment company Teradyne, alongside mobile-robot maker MiR.

EnablerRobotics & physical AI
What it does

A Danish company that created the modern collaborative robot: a lightweight arm cheap enough and safe enough to work next to a person without a safety cage. It is owned by US test-equipment company Teradyne, alongside mobile-robot maker MiR.

Why it matters

Cobots are the most likely place for robot foundation models to reach small and mid-sized factories first, because the hardware is already affordable and widely installed. Universal Robots is adding NVIDIA's GR00T model and Skild AI's robot brain to arms that have historically been programmed by hand.

How it makes money

Manufacturers, distributors and system integrators buy its collaborative robot arms and accessories.

Geography

Denmark

AI stack position

Robotics, autonomous systems and physical AI. Companies bringing AI into the physical world: self-driving cars, humanoid robots, drones and factory automation. This is often called "physical AI." Open the robotics lens.

Same-layer peers

Same-layer peers share an editorial stack classification; that alone does not establish direct competition.

Connections (2)

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Current relationships (1)

Universal Robots uses AI models from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromCurrent
Universal Robots said its AI Trainer platform integrates NVIDIA's GR00T open vision-language-action model and Isaac Sim, shown in production-ready applications at Automate 2026.

Source: 2026-06-18 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Universal Robots' own release, made at a trade show. It does not establish how many customers use AI Trainer, what Universal Robots pays NVIDIA, or that these applications are deployed outside demonstrations.

Teradyne Robotics unveils wide range of production-ready physical AI applications at Automate 2026 ↗

Dated or announced (1)

Universal Robots agreed to integrate the robot model of Skild AI
Partners withDated / announced
Skild AI announced that Universal Robots will integrate the Skild Brain into its cobots, with Universal Robots saying the aim is to let its cobots handle more dynamic, variable tasks.

Source: 2026-03-19 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Secondary reporting of an on-record executive statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: An announced integration carried on Skild AI's own site. It does not establish availability to customers, pricing, volumes, or that the arrangement is exclusive on either side.

The Reindustrial Revolution: Partnering with ABB Robotics, Universal Robots, and NVIDIA ↗

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