Comau Robotics AURA — Specs & Review
Specifications
| Brand | Comau Robotics |
|---|---|
| Model | AURA |
| Year | 2021 |
| Category | Industrial Lite |
| Autonomy | semi-autonomous |
| Environment | indoor |
| Weight | 220 kg |
| Country of origin | IT |
Key features
- 110 kg payload
- 2,600 mm reach
- ±0.1 mm repeatability
- World's highest-payload cobot
- Multi-layer safety system
- ISO/TS 15066 compliant
- EU SYMPLEXITY developed
- Aerospace and automotive rated
What is it?
The Comau AURA (Advanced Use Robotic Arm) is a 6-axis collaborative robot with 110 kg payload and 2,600 mm reach. Developed through the EU SYMPLEXITY programme, AURA uses a multi-layer safety system combining proximity sensors, capacitive skin, 3D vision, and force-torque monitoring to achieve ISO/TS 15066 compliance at payload levels that no other commercial cobot approaches. At 110 kg, AURA occupies a unique position: the only large-industrial-class robot certified for collaborative deployment without full perimeter guarding.
Who is it for?
- Aerospace manufacturers performing large structural assembly, drilling, and riveting tasks alongside human operators
- Automotive manufacturers running heavy body assembly where flexible human-robot co-working is required
- Large appliance and white goods producers handling heavy components in shared workspace manufacturing
- Research and advanced manufacturing organisations exploring the boundary of human-robot collaboration at industrial scale
Key specs
- Payload: 110 kg
- Reach: 2,600 mm
- Repeatability: ±0.1 mm
- Degrees of freedom: 6
- Weight (arm): 220 kg
- Safety: ISO/TS 15066, multi-layer proximity + capacitive + vision + force monitoring
- Controller: Comau C5G
- Origin: EU SYMPLEXITY research programme
How it compares
No direct commercial competitor exists at 110 kg collaborative payload. The Universal Robots UR30 (30 kg, 1,300 mm) is the highest-payload standard cobot — the AURA offers 3.7× more payload and twice the reach. Industrial robots at this payload class (e.g., Comau NJ 130) require full guarding. AURA's unique market position has no equivalent.
Limitations
- ±0.1 mm repeatability is the weakest spec for a robot of this class; not suitable for precision assembly
- Collaborative speeds under ISO/TS 15066 significantly reduce throughput versus fenced operation
- High cost and complexity compared to standard industrial robots at equivalent payload
- Comau AURA is not widely available outside European markets; integrator expertise is limited
FAQ
What is the Comau AURA?
The AURA (Advanced Use Robotic Arm) is a 110 kg payload collaborative robot with 2,600 mm reach, certified under ISO/TS 15066 for collaborative deployment without perimeter guarding. It is the highest-payload collaborative robot available commercially.
What payload can the AURA handle?
The AURA has a 110 kg payload, enabling it to handle heavy automotive and aerospace components that would require a fenced industrial robot with any other cobot manufacturer. It is 3.7× the payload of the next-highest standard cobot (UR30 at 30 kg).
How does the AURA achieve collaborative safety at 110 kg?
AURA uses a multi-layer safety system: proximity sensors, capacitive skin for contact detection, 3D vision for workspace monitoring, and force-torque monitoring at all joints. This layered approach meets ISO/TS 15066 power-and-force limiting requirements even at 110 kg payload.
What applications is the AURA best suited to?
AURA is deployed in aerospace structural assembly, automotive heavy body assembly, and large appliance manufacturing where human-robot co-working with payloads above 30 kg is required and conventional full-guarding layouts are impractical.
How does the AURA compare to the Universal Robots UR30?
The UR30 is the highest-payload standard cobot at 30 kg and 1,300 mm reach. The AURA has 110 kg payload (3.7× more) and 2,600 mm reach (2× more). For heavy collaborative tasks that exceed the UR30's 30 kg limit, the AURA is the only certified collaborative option.