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YuMi®: Creating an automated future
together. You and me.

In 1974, ABB introduced the IRB 6 robot and kick-started the modern industrial robotics
era. It was the first commercially available industrial robot to feature all-electric drive
and microprocessor control. Since then, the form factor and functionality of industrial robots has remained largely the same.

Now

We give you YuMi
the world’s first truly collaborative dual-arm robot

Before YuMi

Industrial robots were
largely confined
to cages
Humans and robots
worked separately

After YuMi

Robots and humans
can work side by side
YuMi literally removes the barriers to collaboration
by making it possible to operate without safety
fencing and cages

Space-saving
No need to alter
existing working
environments

With a human-sized profile, YuMi was intentionally
designed to resemble its human counterpart.
It has a compact body and requires no more space
than a standard workstation for humans

Inherently safe
system
of automated small
parts assembly
Integrated camerabased parts location

Integrated collision
detection

Height 56 cm

Lightweight
materials

Dual arms

Padding for
extra precaution

Flexible hands

Universal partsfeeding system

Eliminated
pinch points
Built-in, state-of-the-art
motion control
Reach 162 cm

Human-robot
collaboration
Automating the processes that still
require humans to be part of the
solution and can’t be fully automated
with existing technology. A complete
system of collaboration makes for
simpler programming, meaning
factories don’t need as many
engineering resources

More efficient
and better

Automation with minimized safety risks and in compact
spaces makes for easier factory installation utilizing
existing floor space. Even partial automation of
assembly lines results in much faster production

Programming
so easy
anyone could do it
With YuMi’s Lead-Through
Programming technology,
the complexity of traditional
programming becomes a
thing of the past. In fact,
programming is so easy that
anyone can do it intuitively –
without special training or
programming skills

Higher quality
less waste

When humans and robots work together,
it often results in surpassing the precision
and speed of human-only work, resulting
in higher quality products and less waste

Elevating

the nature of work
Robots do the dull, dirty and dangerous jobs, allowing people to do the jobs that
are less physically demanding. As people increasingly seek more mentally rewarding
jobs, collaborative robots simultaneously make workplaces more appealing and
replace the manufacturing skills that are disappearing from the workforce