MiR’s New Mobile Collaborative Robot to Drive Industrial Automation

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) announced the MC600 mobile collaborative robot (cobot), the latest addition to its growing list of MiR Go Approved products.

“By integrating the ‘legs’ of a mobile robot with the ‘arms’ of a cobot, the MC600 addresses multiple automation workflow challenges such as palletizing and machine tending with one system,” says Jean-Pierre Hathout, president at MiR. “While some companies have explored humanoid robots or one-off custom mobile cobot solutions for such tasks, they remain far from widespread industrial use. The MC600 is ready today to safely handle these complex automation challenges.”

Key takeaways:

• Capable of handling payloads up to 1,322 pounds, the MC600 combines the MiR600 mobile robot base with the UR20/UR30 collaborative robot arms from Universal Robots (UR) to automate complex workflows in industrial environments.
• The MC600 significantly improves productivity by operating with little downtime, serving multiple machines and performing continuous material handling tasks while redeploying human workers to higher-value assignments.
• As part of Teradyne Robotics, the MC600 combines MiR’s strength in autonomous mobility with UR’s advanced robotics to deliver unmatched flexibility, safety and efficiency in industrial automation. Controlled by a unified software platform by MiR Go partner Enabled Robotics, the MC600 seamlessly coordinates its mobile base and robotic arms, simplifying integration into existing workflows and ensuring smooth operations.