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UR5e
Product overview
UR5e is the e-Series' general-purpose workhorse — the arm most often cited as the industry's reference cobot, covering everything from machine tending to light assembly at a 5 kg payload.
Applications
Commercial status and availability
- Availability note
- Not in UR's current robot-arms catalog (UR7e and UR12e are); no end-of-life notice was found, so no status is inferred. Reviewed Oct 4, 2026.
Specifications
| Spec | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Footprint | Ø151 mm | |
| Degrees of freedom | 6 rotating joints |
Schematic
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Photos
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Recent news & updates
No confirmed signals are recorded for UR5e.
Sources
- UR5e Technical Specification Sheet · universal-robots.com — official tech sheet
- e-Series launches at Automatica 2018 · blog.universal-robots.com
- Robot arms (current catalog) · Universal Robots
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