Comau Debuts Collaborative Robots and AMRs at Automatica 2025

Comau unveiled several new robots at Automatica 2025, one of Germany’s most influential automation conferences. The company’s catalog now includes the MyCo family of collaborative robots, designed for quick and easy deployment, and the MYMR family of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), designed for versatility.

Comau’s new MyCo family includes six collaborative robots with payload options between 3 kg and 15 kg. Image used courtesy of Comau

MyCo Collaborative Robots

The MyCo cobot family has been designed for rapid, painless deployment in virtually any industrial environment. The cobots are quick to program and install and can be integrated with existing hardware. Their purpose is to work side-by-side with human workers safely, performing some of the repetitive tasks that often lead to ergonomic injuries.

The family of cobots consists of six different models. They range in lifting capacity from 3 kg to 15 kg, and can reach a maximum of 590 mm to 1300 mm, depending on the model. All six sizes are designed to be lightweight and occupy a small footprint.

Comau envisions these robots being used in warehousing, shipping, packaging, and light assembly tasks. These specific tasks require human thought and mechanized support, making them ideal for cobot collaboration.

Comau’s new MYMR family of AMRs includes three models with payloads ranging from 300 kg to 1500 kg. Image used courtesy of Comau

MYMR Autonomous Mobile Robots

Comau offers three new AMRs as part of its MYMR family. The big difference in the specific models is their maximum payload size, which includes 300 kg, 500 kg, and 1500 kg. The large capacity shows that these AMRs are designed to do the heavy lifting around the plant, moving heavy work pieces and components safely without needing hand trucks, pallet jacks, or forklifts. Ultimately, cutting out these human-operated devices has the potential to keep workers safe, as powered and hand trucks can be the source of industrial injuries and OSHA non-compliance fines.

The MYMR AMRs are governed by a hybrid navigation system and intelligent fleet management, meaning the fleet of AMRs can be quickly expanded as demand requires. Furthermore, little or no modification to the factory layout is required to navigate the AMRs safely. They quickly adapt to layout and floor plan changes without needing extensive reprogramming.

Comau has designed its newest robotic solutions to tackle applications in a variety of sectors, including logistics and manufacturing. Image used courtesy of Comau

Enhancing Robotic Automation

The demand for cobots continues to expand. According to Comau’s Chief Marketing Officer, Stefania Ferrero, the cobot market is expected to show 15% CAGR from 2024 to 2028, particularly in nontraditional robotics markets, such as food and beverage manufacturing and renewable energy. Nicole Clement, Chief Business Unit Leader at Comau, says that the AMR market will also grow by leaps and bounds, reaching 31% CAGR from 2024 to 2027, due to intralogistics growth.

Any time new robots enter the scene, it is tempting to dismiss them. After all, most manufacturing facilities already have robots: what’s new? What’s new with Comau is the ease of installation, training, and scalability of these robots.

Instead of relying on existing robotics systems and then cobbling together more as an expansion, Comau offers solutions that can be rapidly scaled up as production needs grow. Whether a new production line is required at an established facility or a startup is planning with expansion in mind, Comau has designed its latest robots to be the ideal solution.