UFACTORY · Industrial · 2020
The UFACTORY xArm 6 is the arm that made 5 kg-class manipulation affordable for labs and startups — 5 kg payload across 700 mm reach at ±0.1 mm repeatability and 1 m/s top speed, at roughly half the price of mainstream 6-axis rivals, which has made it one of the most common arms in mobile-manipulation and embodied-AI research stacks. Its aluminium and carbon-fiber structure is driven by outer-rotor brushless motors through industrial harmonic drives with 17-bit multi-turn absolute encoders, drawing a typical 200 W through the AC control box and mounting in any orientation (IP40, cleanroom-suitable). The software story is its second superpower: UFACTORY Studio's full GUI with drag-and-drop and simulation, open-source Python and C++ SDKs over Ethernet, Blockly, and official xarm_ros/ros2 packages, with a native ecosystem of grippers, vacuum tools and camera mounts. Collision detection and control-box e-stop cover safety basics for supervised light-industrial and research use.
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Industrial |
| Sub-type | Lightweight Robot Arm |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 2020 |
| Origin | China |
| Weight | 12.2 kg |
| Frame | Aluminium & carbon fiber |
| IP rating | IP40 |
| Degrees of freedom | 6 |
| Payload | 5 kg |
| Reach | 700 mm |
| Max speed | 1 m/s |
| Repeatability | ±0.1 mm |
| Actuator type | Outer-rotor BLDC motors + industrial harmonic drives + 17-bit multi-turn absolute encoders |
| Use cases | Machine tending, Bin picking, Mobile-platform manipulation, Lab automation, Robotics research, Assembly, Dispensing |
| Made in | China (Shenzhen) |
