New collaborative robot from Omron has a payload of 16kg

Omron has announced the launch of the TM16 cobot with a payload of 16 kg. This allows customers to expand their material-handling possibilities and handle heavier parts and materials.

The TM16 is the strongest in Omron’s family of collaborative robots, and also features a 900 mm reach, optional built-in vision as well as Profinet and Ethernet/IP connectivity options. It complies with ISO/TS 15066, allowing it to be installed with reduced amounts of safeguarding. This enables the cobot to work side-by-side with human workers and minimise the amount of space dedicated to the robot.

Fernando Vaquerizo, fixed and cobots product marketing manager at Omron Europe, comments: “The new Omron TM16 can improve throughput and consistency in various repetitive or complex assembly and machine tending tasks, whilst working safely alongside people. It is possible to mount a TM cobot onto an Omron mobile robot to create a solution that automates not only materials transport, but also complicated picking operations.”