Machine Tending & Loading
Automate loading, unloading and part handling around CNC and production machines.
Questions to answer before choosing
Use these three questions to define the job before comparing products.
- What parts, machine doors and fixtures must the robot handle?
- Does the process require vision, deburring, washing or inspection between cycles?
- How quickly must operators teach a new part or recover from a fault?
When not to automate yet
Consider whether improving the current workflow would meet your needs first.
- A limited part family with consistent presentation
- Machine doors, chucks and fixtures that can be modified safely
- Operators who can teach a new part without an integrator
- Changeover time and who performs it
- Chips, coolant and raw-stock variation handling
- The recovery procedure when a part jams
- A substitute for consistent blanks and locating datums
- A general answer for irregular incoming stock
- Unattended handling of every jam
Three ways to solve the same problem
Choose the lowest layer that reliably removes the bottleneck.
Process first
Standardize the workflow, remove unnecessary steps and measure the bottleneck before buying technology.
Software automation
Use workflows, RPA or AI agents when the work is digital and the inputs and exceptions can be defined.
Physical robot
Use an arm, AMR, drone or humanoid when movement in the real world is the constraint to remove.
Tools for this scene · 80 tools
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These products are useful in adjacent workflows, but the fit is less direct. Open them when your project spans more than one task.
Universal Robots UR15
Robotic Arms
Six-axis collaborative arm with 1300 mm reach
Not specified
Universal Robots UR10e
Robotic Arms
A six-axis collaborative robot arm with a 12.5 kg payload and 1300 mm reach.
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Doosan H2515
Robotic Arms
Six-axis collaborative arm with 25 kg payload and 1500 mm work radius
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Doosan H2017
Robotic Arms
20 kg six-axis collaborative arm with 1700 mm work radius
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Doosan M1509
Robotic Arms
15 kg six-axis collaborative arm with 900 mm work radius
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Doosan M1013
Robotic Arms
10 kg six-axis collaborative arm with 1300 mm work radius
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Doosan M0609
Robotic Arms
6 kg six-axis collaborative arm with 900 mm work radius
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FANUC CRX-20iA/L
Robotic Arms
Six-axis collaborative arm with 20 kg wrist load and 1418 mm reach
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FANUC CRX-10iA/L
Robotic Arms
Six-axis collaborative arm with 10 kg wrist load and 1418 mm reach
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FANUC CRX-10iA
Robotic Arms
Six-axis collaborative arm with 10 kg wrist load and 1249 mm reach
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FANUC CRX-5iA
Robotic Arms
Six-axis collaborative arm with 5 kg wrist load and 994 mm reach
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DOBOT CR20A
Robotic Arms
Collaborative arm with 1700 mm working radius
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DOBOT Nova 5
Robotic Arms
Collaborative arm with 850 mm working radius
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KUKA LBR iiwa
Robotic Arms
Seven-axis torque-sensitive arms with 7 kg and 14 kg variants
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Franka Research 3
Robotic Arms
Seven-axis research arm with torque sensing and 1 kHz control access
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Flexiv Moonlight
Robotic Arms
Three-axis force-controlled parallel robot
Unitree Z1
Robotic Arms
Six-axis mobile-platform arm with AIR and PRO variants
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UFACTORY Lite 6
Robotic Arms
Compact six-axis arm for 600 g loads and 440 mm reach
Pricing and stock vary by configuration and region; check the official store
Kinova Gen3
Robotic Arms
Six- or seven-axis research arm with Kortex control
UFACTORY 850
Robotic Arms
A six-axis collaborative arm with a 5 kg payload, 850 mm reach and ±0.02 mm repeatability.
Pricing and stock vary by controller configuration and region; check the official store
Flexiv Rizon 4
Robotic Arms
A seven-axis force-controlled arm with a 4 kg payload and IP65 protection.
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FANUC CRX-3iA
Robotic Arms
11 kg collaborative arm with 3 kg payload and 692 mm reach
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ABB YuMi IRB 14000
Robotic Arms
Dual-arm collaborative robot for small-parts assembly
Techman TM20
Robotic Arms
Vision-equipped collaborative arm with 20 kg payload and 1300 mm reach
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