Universal Robots (Teradyne Robotics)
Cobot pioneer at the center of Odense's robotics cluster, now pushing AI-ready Gen 7 arms
Division of Teradyne · Shipping · Robotics leader · Odense, Southern Denmark, Denmark · Founded 2005 · universal-robots.com
Part of Teradyne Inc..
Release dates approximate.
Profile
Universal Robots invented the commercial cobot category and anchors Denmark's Odense robotics cluster. In 2026 it launched AI-ready Gen 7 cobots and, with Scale AI, a UR AI Trainer for collecting robot-learning data. It isn't a humanoid maker but is a key physical-AI deployment platform.
People
- Jean-Pierre HathoutPresident
Source: Universal Robots appoints Jean-Pierre Hathout as new president · As of . X handles are shown only when we could confirm they belong to the person.
Flagship robots
- UR Gen 7 cobots Cobot
- UR AI Trainer (with Scale AI) Software
Data collection for VLA training
Market & financials
Part of Teradyne Inc.
Teradyne's market cap
approx. $62.3B
As of · Source
Robotics figures in the filings
- Robotics revenue reached $100 million, the fifth quarter in a row of sequential growth, led by electronics and semiconductor customers.
- Quarterly Robotics revenue rose $25 million (33%) on higher cobot and mobile-robot sales.
- Robotics contributed $100 million of Teradyne's $1,329 million Q2 2026 revenue.
- Robotics contributed $91 million of Teradyne's $1,282 million Q1 2026 revenue.
Competitors
Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.
NEURA Robotics
Direct competitorBoth sell collaborative robots that work next to people: NEURA Robotics makes cognitive cobots and the 4NE1 humanoid, while Universal Robots pioneered cobots and sells the Gen 7 arm family.
Agile Robots
Direct competitorBoth sell collaborative robots that work next to people: Agile Robots makes industrial cobots and has launched the Agile ONE industrial humanoid, while Universal Robots pioneered cobots and sells the Gen 7 arm family.
Rainbow Robotics
Direct competitorBoth sell collaborative robots that work next to people: Rainbow Robotics makes cobots and humanoids and is Samsung's humanoid arm, while Universal Robots pioneered cobots and sells the Gen 7 arm family.
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RobCo
Direct competitorBoth sell robot arms to manufacturers that want to automate small tasks: RobCo rents modular AI-driven robot arms to manufacturers as a service, while Universal Robots pioneered cobots and sells the Gen 7 arm family.
Doosan Robotics
Direct competitorBoth sell collaborative robots that work next to people: Doosan Robotics makes cobots and is developing industrial humanoids for a 2028 proof of concept, while Universal Robots pioneered cobots and sells the Gen 7 arm family.
FANUC
Direct competitorBoth sell collaborative robots that work next to people: FANUC is the world's largest industrial-robot maker and also sells cobots, while Universal Robots pioneered cobots and sells the Gen 7 arm family.
Wandelbots
Adjacent competitorBoth sell the software layer that tells industrial robots what to do: Wandelbots sells software that programs industrial robots of any brand without code, while Universal Robots pioneered cobots and sells the Gen 7 arm family.
Kinova
Adjacent competitorBoth sell lightweight robot arms: Kinova makes lightweight robot arms used in assistive devices and research labs, while Universal Robots pioneered cobots and sells the Gen 7 arm family.
Recent news
- — Gen 7 platform for physical-AI deployment Universal Robots
- — UR AI Trainer with Scale AI Universal Robots
From SEC filings
Robotics-related passages from SEC filings, newest first. Filed by Teradyne, Inc.
Scope Quarterly report for Q2 2026; only the Robotics segment (Universal Robots and MiR) is summarized.
Robotics revenue reached $100 million, the fifth quarter in a row of sequential growth, led by electronics and semiconductor customers.
Strong Robotics revenue of $100 million, marked the fifth consecutive quarter of sequential growth, driven primarily by demand from electronics manufacturing and semiconductor customers, which has become the segment's largest end-market.
Full filingQuarterly Robotics revenue rose $25 million (33%) on higher cobot and mobile-robot sales.
The increase in Robotics revenues of $25.0 million, or 33.4%, was primarily due to higher sales of collaborative robotic arms and autonomous mobile robots.
Full filing
Scope Q2 2026 results announcement; highlights come from the attached press release.
Robotics contributed $100 million of Teradyne's $1,329 million Q2 2026 revenue.
reported revenue of $1,329 million for the second quarter of 2026 of which $1,122 million was in Semiconductor Test, $107 million in Product Test, and $100 million in Robotics.
Exhibit 99.1, press release (Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition)
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Scope Q1 2026 results announcement; highlights come from the attached press release.
Robotics contributed $91 million of Teradyne's $1,282 million Q1 2026 revenue.
reported revenue of $1,282 million for the first quarter of 2026 of which $1,111 million was in Semiconductor Test, $91 million in Robotics, and $80 million in Product Test.
Exhibit 99.1, press release (Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition)
Scope Annual report for 2025; only the Robotics segment is summarized.
Teradyne's Robotics segment sells Universal Robots cobot arms and MiR autonomous mobile robots.
Our Robotics segment is comprised of two product lines, our cobot arms under Universal Robots branding and our autonomous mobile robots under Mobile Industrial Robots branding.
Full filingTeradyne Robotics has sold more than 110,000 cobots since 2008.
Since introducing the world's first commercially viable cobot in 2008, Teradyne Robotics has sold over 110,000 cobots worldwide and has developed a product portfolio reflecting a range of reaches and payloads.
Full filingTeradyne cut Robotics costs through restructuring in 2025.
At the same time, we also reduced costs through restructuring activities designed to better position the Robotics organization for future success.
Full filing
Source: SEC EDGAR · Quotes checked word for word against the filing · As of .
Sources
- Universal Robots unveils Gen 7 platform for industrial automation and physical AI (Universal Robots) (Jun 22, 2026)
- Universal Robots and Scale AI launch imitation learning system (Universal Robots) (Mar 10, 2026)
Confidence: medium.