Updated on 10th October 2026
Collaborative Robots (Cobots)
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Buyer Power Score
+0.5
Supplier-favoured −5+5 Buyer-favoured
Negotiating position for this category, scored from supplier-favoured to buyer-favoured. Equal to a buyer-favoured market into 2026 cover.
Recommended stance. Run annual RFP with Tier-2 challengers
Market size$2.3Bglobal, USD
CAGR21.4%base to forecast
Suppliers8tracked players
Signals12monitored
What to do
3Risk Exceptions
3Black number: sourced statements naming the countryRed badge: live signals (alerts) for the country
8 countries · 4 lanes from 26 sourced statementsCountries
Ranked by sourced statements.China · 4 alerts5
United States · 3 alerts5
Japan4
Germany4
Denmark2
South Korea2
Taiwan1
Switzerland1
SupplierHQProfileStatus
Universal Robots (Teradyne)Odense, DenmarkMarket pioneer of the UR 'cobot' category; sells 3-, 5-, and 6-axis collaborative arms (UR3e/UR5e/UR10e/UR12e/UR16e/UR20/UR30) plus the UR+ ecosystem…ProfiledTechman Robot (Quanta Group)Taoyuan, TaiwanCobot maker known for integrated vision-in-arm design (camera built into the wrist) and TM Flow software; backed by Quanta Computer.ProfiledFANUCYamanashi, JapanWorld's largest industrial robot manufacturer; its CRX series (CRX-10iA through CRX-25iA) brings collaborative capability with contact-stop safety,…ProfiledABB RoboticsZurich, Switzerland (robotics division)Global robot supplier whose GoFa and SWIFTI cobots and YuMi dual-arm robot target human-robot collaboration; part of ABB's Machine Automation &…ProfiledKUKAAugsburg, GermanyGerman robot maker owned by Midea Group; LBR iiwa and LBR Med are sensitive, force-controlled lightweight arms widely used in research, medical, and…Profiled