Universal Robots unveils Gen 7

A new platform for industrial automation and physical AI deployment

As your official distributor partner, Tech-Con is proud to bring you the next generation of physical AI and cobot technology.

Redesigned from controller to tool flange, the new Gen 7 robot platform is out-of-the-box AI-ready, giving companies the modern software tools and next-level connectivity that they need to confidently take AI from the lab into industrial operations.

Introducing the Universal Robots Gen 7 Platform

Gen 7 is a unified collaborative industrial robot platform – tool flange, Smart Panel, controller, teach pendant, and PolyScope X – built to integrate advanced EOAT, cameras, physical AI, and modern industrial networking with fewer components, less cabling, and lower deployment risk. Backed by 20+ years and 100,000+ robots sold, customers consistently cite UR’s easy-to-program, easy-to-deploy user experience as the primary reason they choose Universal Robots.

Key innovations in Gen 7

Gen 7 introduces a unified collection of new hardware and features:

The most advanced robot in its class

Connect without complexity: expand EOAT and camera integration while reducing dress kits and cabling with integrated ports at the tool flange for ethernet, high power supply and configurable I/O.

Work intuitively: teach & deploy faster than traditional robots with a user experience customers cite as easy to program & easy to deploy.

Reduce risk: deploy a modern network architecture (managed switch behavior) plus a safe & cybersecure platform designed for plant scale.

Built for AI. At the front of the revolution.

Put AI to work: simplify integration complexity for cameras and grasping tools and implement safe & reliable external IPC control via ROS2.

Be at the forefront: reduce the risk of AI deployments in operations & stay on top of the newest developments in AI research from validated strategic partners in automation and physical AI.

Scale AI confidently: connect end-of-arm cameras and external AI compute cleanly while isolating work cell data from important IT/OT traffic at the robot with modern communication architectures and configurable interfaces.

Advanced. Not complicated.

Deploy efficiently: accelerate builds, reduce deployment risk & find tech that works with lightweight robots, UR+ validated partnerships, touch-to-teach at the tool & virtual joystick.

Integrate effectively: secure plant-ready communications with clean network separation and create safe work cells with 3x 1GbE ports, industrial protocols and built-in safety controller.

Adopt new tech faster: program your preferred way from graphical to advanced coding & control methods, with an open platform, modern tools, and multiple tools for safety and security.

The g-Series

7th generation collaborative industrial robots, connected and enabled at the tool. Industrial. Versatile. AI-Ready.

New g-Series robot arms with AI-ready tool flange. The Gen 7 platform adds three new robot arms: UR10g-1750, UR17g-1300, and UR18g-950, named after their payload (kg) and reach (mm), joining the e-Series and UR Series lineup.

The new g-Series tool flange enables the vision and sensing needed for AI models to run in real time with the robot, delivering data, power, and safety directly to the tool flange. This eliminates cabling complexity and makes it easier to connect cameras and high-bandwidth sensors, which is critical to advanced automation and physical AI deployments.

Additionally, built-in force-torque sensing, impedance control and RTDE (Real-Time Data Exchange) give the robot a sense of touch for physical AI applications such as dexterous manipulation and force-sensitive assembly tasks.

Faster integration

Reduces complexity and drops into existing infrastructure

Rugged reliability

Fewer components, enclosed joint design

Industrial performance

Industry-leading payload-curve performance

Integrated tool flange I/Os

Built-in power, data, & safety I/Os at the tool

Teach and program from the tool

SP7 Smart Panel – detachable and configurable

At-a-glance cell status

LED light ring at the base

CB7 Core controller

Offering 40% more compute power in a 30% smaller footprint than previous generations, the new controller enables multi-network communication for modern automation and physical AI architectures, connecting to PLCs, HMIs, MES platforms, IPCs, and vision systems, reducing the need for external switches. It is available at launch in a standalone control box version and a compact version for integration into an automation cabinet. CB7 is also compatible with e-Series and UR Series robot arms.

TP7 Core teach pendant

Building upon the already exceptional UR user experience, the new teach pendant is more than 20% lighter and more ergonomic than previous generations, has multiple grip positions, configurable smart buttons, and a full HD display, plus a new virtual joystick. It is designed to stay comfortable through long shifts and to make programming feel intuitive rather than technical, so operators spend less time learning the interface and more time getting the job done.

SP7 Smart Panel tool flange interface

A faster way to teach and program directly at the tool flange. The SP7 Smart Panel has safety-compliant freedrive functionality, LED lights and three configurable input buttons capable of running PolyScope X Smart Skills. By letting operators work at the point of the task, the Smart Panel cuts setup and programming time where touch-to-teach or operator interaction is important, such as high-mix, low-volume production.

PolyScope X

Brings to Gen 7 modern programming tools, ISO 10218-1 safety functionality and cybersecurity compliance. With open APIs and ROS2 communication, PolyScope X enables programmers to build and deploy edge-AI applications utilizing IPCs and external AI processing. With additional software packages, integrators can access further advanced robot functionality such as ProfiSafe, OPC-UA, or logic programs, and easily access application software from third-party developers, such as Rocketfarm Pally or Inbolt 3D Vision Guidance.

Universal Robots

Universal Robots delivers industrial-grade collaborative automation built to perform, scale, and last. Combining lightweight, high-performance hardware with intuitive PolyScope software, certified safety, cybersecurity and open interfaces, Universal Robots enables manufacturers and integrators to deploy automation faster, reduce risk, and evolve toward AI-supported production—across applications, sites, and industries.

Automate with Confidence.

Universal Robots – The leader in collaborative robots