ABB Robotics Releases PoWa™ Collaborative Robot Capable of High-Speed Operation
ABB Robotics has launched PoWa™, a new family of high-speed, high-payload collaborative robots. With industrial-grade performance including a maximum speed of 5.8m/s and payload capacity of 7kg to 30kg, PoWa™ aims to lower automation barriers for businesses of all sizes and fill a market gap.
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The new high-speed, high-payload collaborative robot family PoWa™ reduces automation barriers for small to large enterprises with industrial-grade performance.
Payload capacity of 7kg to 30kg, class-leading maximum speed of 5.8m/s, market-leading reach, and industry-leading arm-mounted load capacity.
Adopts the OmniCore™ controller platform and seamlessly integrates with ABB Robotics' suite of software.
ABB Robotics has announced PoWa™, a collaborative robot family that combines the flexibility of collaborative robots with higher payload capacity and performance. ABB Robotics anticipates the global collaborative robot market to grow at an annual rate of 20% until 2028, and with the introduction of the PoWa™ series, it further strengthens its response to this rapidly growing global market.
Andrea Cassoni, Head of ABB Robotics' Collaborative Robotics division, states: "Collaborative robots are showing significantly higher growth rates compared to traditional industrial robots. This is supported by demand from SMEs starting automation as well as large enterprises. These customers seek higher speed and payload capacity, while also prioritizing ease of use and compact design. Existing manufacturing industries have a need to automate heavy-duty and high-cycle applications without the complexity and operational constraints of traditional industrial robots. We are addressing these needs by introducing the high-speed collaborative robot family named PoWa™, symbolizing powerful industrial-grade performance in a compact cobot form, to the global market."
The new PoWa™ family addresses a long-standing market gap between conventional collaborative robots that do not meet the speed and payload requirements for industrial applications, and traditional industrial robots designed for highly specialized, large-scale automation environments that are often excessive for many collaborative tasks.
With six models ranging from 7kg to 30kg payload capacity, market-leading reach and arm-mounted load capacity, and a class-leading maximum speed of 5.8m/s, PoWa™ further expands ABB Robotics' comprehensive collaborative robot product lineup. *
PoWa™ is designed for operation in confined spaces, making it ideal for applications such as high-speed machine tending, palletizing, screw driving, and arc welding. It maintains the flexibility, ease of use, and compact footprint characteristic of collaborative robots, while enabling automation of processes requiring heavier workpiece handling and higher speeds.
Exceptional operability is achieved through programmable buttons on the arm and no-code programming functions, supporting an ecosystem compatible with a wide range of third-party accessories. It seamlessly integrates the flexibility of collaborative robots with industrial-grade connectivity and performance, allowing it to be operational within just one hour of unpacking, with plug-and-play compatibility for various tools.
The new PoWa™ collaborative robot, adopting the ABB OmniCore™ controller platform, delivers class-leading motion control, speed, and precision. By integrating with ABB Robotics' AI-powered software suite, including RobotStudio® and Wizard Easy Programming, it contributes to intuitive programming, accelerated startup, and maximized uptime.
The ability of collaborative robots to operate more quickly, safely, and intelligently in various environments for more applications is part of ABB Robotics' vision for Autonomous Versatile Robots (AVR™). By developing a new generation of intelligent, flexible, adaptive, and collaborative multi-skilled robots, ABB Robotics is further enhancing robots' ability to learn, understand, and plan independently, driving towards higher autonomy and versatility.
* Speeds for PoWa™ 10 and PoWa™ 13.
ABB Robotics is the only company globally with a comprehensive and integrated AI-powered portfolio covering robots, collaborative robots, and AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robots). These are designed and integrated with value-creating software. We help companies of all sizes and sectors, from automotive to electronics and logistics, become more resilient, flexible, and efficient. ABB Robotics is driving the next generation of Autonomous Versatile Robots (Autonomous Versati
Payload capacity of 7kg to 30kg, class-leading maximum speed of 5.8m/s, market-leading reach, and industry-leading arm-mounted load capacity.
Adopts the OmniCore™ controller platform and seamlessly integrates with ABB Robotics' suite of software.
ABB Robotics has announced PoWa™, a collaborative robot family that combines the flexibility of collaborative robots with higher payload capacity and performance. ABB Robotics anticipates the global collaborative robot market to grow at an annual rate of 20% until 2028, and with the introduction of the PoWa™ series, it further strengthens its response to this rapidly growing global market.
Andrea Cassoni, Head of ABB Robotics' Collaborative Robotics division, states: "Collaborative robots are showing significantly higher growth rates compared to traditional industrial robots. This is supported by demand from SMEs starting automation as well as large enterprises. These customers seek higher speed and payload capacity, while also prioritizing ease of use and compact design. Existing manufacturing industries have a need to automate heavy-duty and high-cycle applications without the complexity and operational constraints of traditional industrial robots. We are addressing these needs by introducing the high-speed collaborative robot family named PoWa™, symbolizing powerful industrial-grade performance in a compact cobot form, to the global market."
The new PoWa™ family addresses a long-standing market gap between conventional collaborative robots that do not meet the speed and payload requirements for industrial applications, and traditional industrial robots designed for highly specialized, large-scale automation environments that are often excessive for many collaborative tasks.
With six models ranging from 7kg to 30kg payload capacity, market-leading reach and arm-mounted load capacity, and a class-leading maximum speed of 5.8m/s, PoWa™ further expands ABB Robotics' comprehensive collaborative robot product lineup. *
PoWa™ is designed for operation in confined spaces, making it ideal for applications such as high-speed machine tending, palletizing, screw driving, and arc welding. It maintains the flexibility, ease of use, and compact footprint characteristic of collaborative robots, while enabling automation of processes requiring heavier workpiece handling and higher speeds.
Exceptional operability is achieved through programmable buttons on the arm and no-code programming functions, supporting an ecosystem compatible with a wide range of third-party accessories. It seamlessly integrates the flexibility of collaborative robots with industrial-grade connectivity and performance, allowing it to be operational within just one hour of unpacking, with plug-and-play compatibility for various tools.
The new PoWa™ collaborative robot, adopting the ABB OmniCore™ controller platform, delivers class-leading motion control, speed, and precision. By integrating with ABB Robotics' AI-powered software suite, including RobotStudio® and Wizard Easy Programming, it contributes to intuitive programming, accelerated startup, and maximized uptime.
The ability of collaborative robots to operate more quickly, safely, and intelligently in various environments for more applications is part of ABB Robotics' vision for Autonomous Versatile Robots (AVR™). By developing a new generation of intelligent, flexible, adaptive, and collaborative multi-skilled robots, ABB Robotics is further enhancing robots' ability to learn, understand, and plan independently, driving towards higher autonomy and versatility.
* Speeds for PoWa™ 10 and PoWa™ 13.
ABB Robotics is the only company globally with a comprehensive and integrated AI-powered portfolio covering robots, collaborative robots, and AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robots). These are designed and integrated with value-creating software. We help companies of all sizes and sectors, from automotive to electronics and logistics, become more resilient, flexible, and efficient. ABB Robotics is driving the next generation of Autonomous Versatile Robots (Autonomous Versati