ABB Robotics
ABB said that PoWa brings industrial grade performance to collaborative automation.
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ABB Robotics
ABB said that PoWa brings industrial grade performance to collaborative automation.
ABB Robotics announced the launch of its PoWa cobot family into the global collaborative robot market.
The company said the PoWa lineup combines the flexibility of cobots with higher payloads and performance.
ABB said that the new PoWa family addresses a long‑standing gap in the market between traditional cobots, that often lack the speed and payload required for industrial applications, and conventional industrial robots, which are designed for highly specialized, large-scale automation environments, going beyond the needs of many collaborative tasks.
The company said that PoWa extends its comprehensive cobot lineup with industrial-grade performance, including six different payload categories, from 7kg to 30kg. ABB said that the PoWa family will feature the longest reach and highest arm load on the market and best-in-class top speed of up to 5.8 m/s.
“Cobots are growing significantly faster than traditional industrial robots, driven by demands from both small and midsized companies starting their automation journey as well as large enterprises,” said Andrea Cassoni, head of collaborative robots at ABB Robotics. “These customers are seeking higher speeds and payloads, but also greater ease of use, and compact designs. Established manufacturers want to automate heavier, fast-cycle applications, without the complexity and operational rigidity of traditional industrial robots. We are meeting these needs with the global launch of our high-speed PoWa cobot family - a name that symbolizes its powerful, industrial-grade performance in a compact collaborative robot form.”
ABB said the new cobot family is purpose-built for compact environments and ideally suited for applications such as high-speed machine tending, palletizing, screwdriving and arcwelding.
The company said that PoWa enables manufacturers to automate heavier and faster processes, while maintaining the flexibility, ease of use and compact footprint of collaborative robotics.
Powered by the ABB OmniCore controller platform, the company said that the PoWa cobots deliver best-in-class motion control, speed and precision and can be integrated with ABB Robotics’ expanding suite of AI-powered software, including Robot Studio and Wizard Easy Programming, enabling intuitive programming, fast deployment and maximum uptime.
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