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YuMi in Action: How ABB’s Two-Armed Cobot Is Reshaping Small-Parts Assembly

YuMi in Action: How ABB’s Two-Armed Cobot Is Reshaping Small-Parts Assembly

When the prototype line at GE Healthcare’s Helsinki plant needed an ultra-precise glue-beading step, engineers turned to the Single-arm YuMi case study. Workers now guide the cobot through a few hand-in-glove teaching motions, and YuMi repeats the path flawlessly, relieving technicians of eye-straining work and shaving weeks off time-to-market..(source)

Across Italy, family-run Anodica crafts luxury oven handles. After installing YuMi, operators watched the cobot tighten micro screws at awkward angles—tasks that once left people with aching wrists. Productivity jumped 20 per cent while employees moved into design-focused roles. Read the full story:(source)

Swiss connector specialist Preci-Dip faced a rush order for 3 000 aerospace contacts per day—each requiring micron-level inspection. A dual-arm YuMi equipped with an integrated camera now bends pins, performs two vision checks, and sorts good from reject faster than any human eye. Management’s verdict? “YuMi is the solution!”—and five more units are on order. Dig into the details here.

  • True side-by-side safety — lightweight magnesium arms, soft contours, and force-limited joints remove the need for cages.
  • Human-like dexterity — 7 axes per arm let YuMi reach around fixtures the way a skilled assembler would.
  • Minute-level changeovers — lead-through programming and quick-swap grippers turn product swaps into coffee-break jobs.

With a 559 mm reach, 0.5 kg payload, and ±0.02 mm repeatability, YuMi was built for watch-like tolerances—yet it can still sprint up to 1.5 m/s when cycle time matters. Weighing just 38 kg, the cobot bolts to benches, walls, or overhead without re-engineering the line. Full technical sheet:(source)

From oven-handle ateliers to life-saving medical sensors, the narrative is consistent: YuMi shoulders the dull, dangerous, or demanding steps and hands people the creative, problem-solving roles. The result isn’t fewer jobs—it’s better ones, plus throughput gains that keep entire industries competitive.

Looking to automate delicate or high-precision tasks? Find out how YuMi brings human-like dexterity to your factory—without the complexity. Talk to our experts and script your own success story.

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