Robots for machine tending
A machine tending robot loads raw parts into a CNC lathe, mill, or press and unloads the finished part, freeing an operator from a repetitive door-to-chuck cycle. The two specs that decide the job are coolant survivability (the IP rating) and payload headroom (the part plus a chuck-mating gripper), with reach into the machine envelope and chuck-seating repeatability close behind.
256 matching models in our database, payload up to 1700 kg.
What matters when you spec a machine tending robot
- ●IP rating: IP54 tolerates light mist, IP67 is the practical floor for flood coolant. Only about 22% of the cobots we track reach IP67 or higher.
- ●Payload headroom: size for the part plus the gripper. A dual or chuck-mating gripper adds several kilograms before the part is in hand.
- ●Reach: the arm must serve the machine envelope and an in-feed buffer without repositioning.
- ●Repeatability: tight enough to seat the part in the chuck or fixture without a vision search eating cycle time.
Machine Tending robots in our database
Universal Robots
UR10e
Universal Robots
UR5e
Universal Robots
UR12e
Universal Robots
UR15
Universal Robots
UR16e
Universal Robots
UR20
Universal Robots
UR7e
Universal Robots
UR30
Yaskawa Motoman
HC10DTP
Yaskawa Motoman
HC30PL
Yaskawa Motoman
Motoman HC10
Yaskawa Motoman
HC20DTP
FANUC
CR-35iB
FANUC
CRX-25iA
FANUC
CRX-20iA/L
FANUC
CRX-10iA
FANUC
CRX-10iA/L
KUKA
LBR iiwa 14 R820
KUKA
LBR iisy 15 R930
KUKA
LBR iisy 11 R1300
KUKA
LBR iisy 3 R760
FANUC
LR Mate 200iD/7L
KUKA
LBR iiwa 7 R800
Techman Robot
TM25S
Techman Robot
TM7S
Yaskawa Motoman
Motoman GP8
ABB Robotics
GoFa CRB 15000-12/1.27
KUKA
KR 10 R900 sixx
KUKA
KR 6 R700 sixx
Mitsubishi Electric
MELFA ASSISTA RV-5AS-D
Techman Robot
TM20S
Techman Robot
TM30S
Techman Robot
TM6S
Yaskawa Motoman
GP12
Yaskawa Motoman
GP50
Yaskawa Motoman
GP7
ABB Robotics
GoFa CRB 15000 (5 kg)
ABB Robotics
GoFa CRB 15000-10/1.52
AUBO
i10
FANUC
M-10iD/12
FANUC
M-20iD/25
FANUC
M-2000iA/1700L
FANUC
M-710iC/50
FANUC
R-2000iC/165F
KUKA
KR 10 R1100-2 (AGILUS)
KUKA
KR 120 R2700-2
KUKA
KR 20 R1810
KUKA
KR 20 R3100 IONTEC
KUKA
KR 30 R2100
KUKA
KR 500 R2830
KUKA
KR 70 R2100
Techman Robot
TM12S
Techman Robot
TM14S
Yaskawa Motoman
GP180
Yaskawa Motoman
GP280
Yaskawa Motoman
GP88
Yaskawa Motoman
MH12
Yaskawa Motoman
MH24
AUBO
i5
Kawasaki Robotics
RS007N
Kawasaki Robotics
RS013N
Kawasaki Robotics
RS015X
Kawasaki Robotics
RS080N
Kawasaki Robotics
RS050N
KUKA
KR 210 R2700-2 (QUANTEC)
ABB Robotics
IRB 1100
ABB Robotics
IRB 1600-10/1.45
ABB Robotics
IRB 6710-210/2.65
ABB Robotics
IRB 6730-270/2.7
ABB Robotics
IRB 6720-240/2.65
ABB Robotics
IRB 6740-310/2.8
ABB Robotics
YuMi IRB 14050 (single-arm)
ABB Robotics
SWIFTI CRB 1100-4/0.58
AUBO
i16
FANUC
M-900iB/400L
FANUC
SR-6iA (SCARA)
JAKA
Zu 20
JAKA
Zu 3
Kawasaki Robotics
RS007L
Kawasaki Robotics
RS020N
Kawasaki Robotics
RS025N
Mitsubishi Electric
MELFA RV-13FR
Mitsubishi Electric
MELFA RV-20FR
Mitsubishi Electric
MELFA RV-4FR
Stäubli Robotics
TX2-140
Stäubli Robotics
TX2touch-90
Techman Robot
TM14
Techman Robot
TM20
Techman Robot
TM16
Techman Robot
TM5-700
Techman Robot
TM5-900
ABB Robotics
IRB 1300-11/0.9
ABB Robotics
IRB 6730S-270/3.1
ABB Robotics
IRB 7710-500/2.85
ABB Robotics
IRB 7720-620/2.9
AUBO
i20
AUBO
i3
AUBO
iS25
Dobot
CR10A
Dobot
CR12A
Dobot
CR16A
Dobot
CR20A
Dobot
CR30H
Dobot
CR3A
Dobot
CR5A
Dobot
CR7A
Doosan Robotics
H2017
Doosan Robotics
M0609
Doosan Robotics
M0617
Doosan Robotics
M1013
Doosan Robotics
M1509
Mitsubishi Electric
MELFA RV-2FR
Stäubli Robotics
TX2-160
Stäubli Robotics
TX2-200
Stäubli Robotics
TX2-200L
Stäubli Robotics
TX2-90
Techman Robot
TM12
ABB Robotics
IRB 2600-20/1.65
ABB Robotics
IRB 6760-200/3.2
ABB Robotics
IRB 6790-235/2.65
ABB Robotics
IRB 8700-550/4.2
Dobot
Nova 5
Doosan Robotics
H2515
Han's Robot
Elfin E05-Pro
Han's Robot
Elfin E10L-Pro
JAKA
A12L
JAKA
A12
JAKA
A 20
JAKA
A5
Kawasaki Robotics
MX350L
Kawasaki Robotics
RS030N
OMRON Robotics
Viper 650
OMRON Robotics
Viper 850
Stäubli Robotics
TX2-40
Techman Robot
TM7
ABB Robotics
IRB 1200-7/0.7
ABB Robotics
IRB 1660ID-6/1.55
ABB Robotics
IRB 4600-60/2.05
ABB Robotics
IRB 910SC-3/0.45 (SCARA)
ABB Robotics
IRB 920-6/0.55 (SCARA)
AUBO
iS10
AUBO
iS20
AUBO
iS35
AUBO
iS7
Epson Robots
VT6L
Han's Robot
Elfin E05
Han's Robot
Elfin E10
Han's Robot
Elfin E10-L
JAKA
Zu 12
JAKA
Zu 18
JAKA
Zu 5
JAKA
Zu 30
JAKA
Zu 7
Kawasaki Robotics
duAro2
Kawasaki Robotics
RS025S
Mitsubishi Electric
MELFA RV-8FR
Stäubli Robotics
TX2-60
ABB Robotics
IRB 5710-110/2.3
ABB Robotics
IRB 5720-180/2.6
ABB Robotics
IRB 6700-150/3.20
ABB Robotics
IRB 7600-500/2.55
AUBO
iS20L
Epson Robots
LS10-B
Epson Robots
LS20-B
Epson Robots
T6
FANUC
M-1000iA
JAKA
Pro 5
Mitsubishi Electric
MELFA RV-7FRL
Epson Robots
G10
Epson Robots
G20
Epson Robots
G6
Epson Robots
Flexion N6
Estun
ER10B-900-MI
Estun
ER20-1200-MI
Estun
ER35B-1810
Estun
ER420-3300
Estun
ER600-2800
Estun
ER8-720-MI
Estun
ER700-2800
Estun
ER7-910-MI
Estun
ER70B-2100-LI
Inovance
IR-R10-140S-INT
Inovance
IR-R10-110S-INT
Inovance
IR-R11-90S-INT
JAKA
Mini2
JAKA
Pro 12
JAKA
Pro 16
Siasun
SA10A
Epson Robots
C12XL
Epson Robots
C8
Epson Robots
GX8
Epson Robots
Flexion N2
Estun
ER20B-1760
Estun
ER220-3100
Estun
ER130B-3200
Estun
ER160B-3200
FANUC
CR-4iA
FANUC
CRX-5iA
FANUC
M-800iA/60
FANUC
R-1000iA/120F-7B
Han's Robot
Elfin E15
JAKA
S 5
Siasun
GCR10
Siasun
GCR25
Epson Robots
LS6-B
Stäubli Robotics
TX340 SH
Yaskawa Motoman
GP600
Yaskawa Motoman
GP70L
Estun
ER220B-2650
FANUC
CR-15iA
FANUC
CR-7iA
Kawasaki Robotics
CL103N
Kawasaki Robotics
CL105N
Kawasaki Robotics
CL108N
Kawasaki Robotics
CL110N
Kawasaki Robotics
MXP360L-A
KUKA
KR 10 R1100-3
KUKA
KR 13 R900-3
KUKA
KR 6 R1840-2
ROKAE
xMate CR12
ROKAE
xMate CR18
ROKAE
xMate CR20
ROKAE
xMate CR35
ROKAE
xMate CR45
ROKAE
xMate CR7
ROKAE
xMate SR5
ROKAE
xMate SR3
Siasun
SN10A
Siasun
SN4A
Yaskawa Motoman
PH200RF
Yaskawa Motoman
PH130RF
Epson Robots
GX4
Estun
ER100B-3000
Estun
ER150-3200-PR
Estun
ER170B-2650
Estun
ER350-3300
Estun
ER500-2800
Estun
ER50B-2100
ROKAE
NB12h-12/1.4
ROKAE
NB220
ROKAE
NB25-25/1.8
ROKAE
NB25h-25/1.8
ROKAE
NB4
ROKAE
XB7L
ROKAE
XB7
Siasun
SA20A
Yaskawa Motoman
SDA10D
Yaskawa Motoman
SIA20D
KUKA
KR 16 R1100-3
ROKAE
XB4
Yaskawa Motoman
GP4
Yaskawa Motoman
NEX10
ABB Robotics
IRB 2600ID-15/1.85
KUKA
KR 35 R1840-3
ROKAE
NB12-10/1.6
Estun
ER270-2850
Buyer guides for machine tending
Frequently asked questions
- What payload do I need for machine tending?
- Size for the part plus the gripper. A chuck-mating or dual gripper adds several kilograms, so a robot rated well above the bare part weight gives you the headroom you need.
- Do machine tending robots need a high IP rating?
- For flood-coolant CNC work, IP67 is the practical floor. Light-mist cells tolerate IP54. Only about one in five of the cobots we track is rated IP67 or higher.
- Can a cobot do machine tending?
- Yes, collaborative arms are common for CNC tending. Throughput drops under collaborative speed limits when a human shares the cell, so confirm the cycle time meets your target.