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Which robot for this job?

Describe the job in five answers and get an honest shortlist: which robot family fits, which comes second, and the caveat that should shape your first conversation with an integrator.

Indicative and educational, not an engineering recommendation. Nothing you answer is stored or sent.

1. What is the job, mostly?

Move pallets or heavy loadsMove bins and totes between stationsFast pick-and-place of small itemsAssemble or tend machinesWeld repetitive seamsStack cases onto palletsInspect structures or sitesSurvey and map terrainA varied mix of human-scale tasks

2. Where does it happen?

Factory area that can be fencedWorkshop floor shared with peopleWarehouse aislesOutdoors, across a site

3. How heavy is what gets handled?

Under 5 kg5 to 30 kg30 to 300 kgOver 300 kg

4. How close are people while it works?

Nobody nearby (can be fenced off)People pass through occasionallyPeople work right beside it constantly

5. How much does the task vary?

Same motion all dayA few product variantsDifferent every hour

0/5 answered. The shortlist appears when all five questions are done.

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Sources

World Robotics reports (industry statistics and definitions) International Federation of Robotics
ISO 10218: safety requirements for industrial robots ISO
ISO/TS 15066: collaborative robot safety ISO
ISO 3691-4: driverless industrial trucks (AMR) safety ISO

Last reviewed: 2026-07-16

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