YuMi
85ABB·Switzerland·2015·Manipulation
Industrial Collection
Robot Arms
The original industrial body — still evolving.
3 robots·7 min read·Industrial
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Boston Dynamics·USA·2021·Grasp and lift
Before humanoids, before dogs, there was the arm — and it still moves more of the physical economy than anything else.
“The arm is robotics’ oldest sentence — still being rewritten.”
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Key insights
Installed base
Arms remain the densest robot category on Earth.
Timeline
- 1961
Unimate
Industrial robotics begins on automotive lines.
- 2010s
Cobots
Collaborative arms enter smaller factories.
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