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DENSO COBOTTA
DENSO WAVE · Starting from $16,654 · Get a current price · Simulate it first
Overview
Compact desktop collaborative arm from DENSO WAVE: 6 axes, 0.5 kg rated payload (0.7 kg with the wrist angled down within +-10 deg), 342.5 mm total arm length, about 4 kg and +-0.05 mm repeatability. It plugs into ordinary AC power through an adapter, has an integrated controller, and is taught by direct hand guiding or from a PC or tablet. Available as a Standard version with DENSO's dedicated software or an OSS version that has no bundled software, for customers who install their own software such as Linux. Options include an electric gripper, an electric vacuum generator, a built-in camera set and fieldbus modules.
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Four cobots on the same palletizing task, simulated before purchase.
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Software & 3D models
- URDF: yes
- MuJoCo: not found
- Isaac Sim (USD): not found
- Gazebo: yes
- CAD (STEP): not found
- SDK: yes
- ROS: yes
- ROS 2: yes
- RoboDK: not found
Checked 2026-10-17. Links are not published; we share them with clients.
Variants & pricing
| Variant | Status | Available | Current price |
|---|---|---|---|
| COBOTTA Standard | available | 2017 | $16,654 |
| COBOTTA OSS | available | — | Contact |
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Full price history
| Price | Date | Variant | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,654 | 2026-10-17 | COBOTTA Standard | Unchained Robotics (lowest listed price, version not stated) | This is a 'from' price, not the price of the Standard version: the product card shows 'EUR 14,800.00 excl. VAT' and the page shows a range of EUR 14,800.00-18,280.00 excl. VAT without saying which version (Standard or OSS) or which camera/gripper configuration sets each price. The 'In the box' list names only the robot. USD at 1.1253 USD/EUR (the catalog's ECB reference rate for 2026-10-16). |
| Contact | 2026-10-17 | COBOTTA Standard | DENSO WAVE | No price on the DENSO WAVE product page; Japanese trade press (Nov 2017 launch) describes it as open-price. |
| Contact | 2026-10-17 | COBOTTA OSS | DENSO WAVE | No price on the DENSO WAVE product page; no separate OSS-version price was found. |
Sensors
- Optional camera built-in set (AF camera N10-W02, PoE)
Locomotion
fixed mount, desktop base plate
Manipulation
Arms: 6 DOF · Hands: Optional electric gripper (adds a seventh gripper axis) or electric vacuum generator
Use cases
light assembly, education and training, lab automation, small-part handling, research and prototyping
Software
OS: COBOTTA-dedicated software (Standard); none bundled on the OSS version · SDK: ✓ · ROS: ✓ · Open source: ✗
Key facts
- DENSO WAVE page: rated payload 0.5 kg, 0.7 kg within +-10 deg with the wrist angled downward, both without the electric gripper; repeatability +-0.05 mm at constant ambient temperature; weight about 4 kg.
- Arm length 342.5 mm = 165 mm first arm + 177.5 mm second arm. Max joint speeds J1 23.1, J2 22.47, J3 41.58, J4 42.35, J5 42.35, J6 63.56 deg/s (page figures); cycle time 4.32 s at factory setting, 1.6 s at maximum speed (200 mm horizontal, 25 mm vertical reciprocating).
- Protection IP30 for the arm unit, IP20 for the AC adapter and cable; noise 55 dB or less; power through a single-phase 100-240 V AC adapter.
- I/O: 12 dedicated inputs, 71 dedicated outputs, 8 general inputs, 9 general outputs, one external emergency stop; Ethernet x1, USB x2, VGA output x1.
- Safety: Standard version ISO 10218-1:2011, ISO/TS 15066:2016, ISO 13849-1:2023 PL d Cat. 3; OSS version ISO 13849-1:2023 PL d Cat. 3 only.
- The DENSO WAVE page lists no joint motion ranges or numeric dimensions (dimensions only as a PDF), so those are not recorded.
- Launched Nov 2017: Monoist (news dated 2017-11-23) reports the Nov 2017 announcement by DENSO WAVE with a sales target of 1000 units in fiscal 2018. Its larger sibling COBOTTA PRO (6 and 12 kg) is a separate product and not covered here.
- Product photo cropped from the DENSO WAVE product-page option diagram (labels removed).
- Software: the DENSO WAVE page says 'The integrated controller is open, and COBOTTA's control API is made public' (OSS version), and links an article titled 'Controlled by Robot Operation System by collaborative robot COBOTTA'. sdk and ros_support are set true from that page; no separate ROS driver repository was fetched.
About DENSO WAVE
DENSO subsidiary making industrial robots, barcode and QR-code readers, RFID and control equipment. Its robot range includes the VS/VP SCARA and articulated arms and the COBOTTA collaborative robots.
https://www.denso-wave.com · Founded: 2001 · HQ: Agui, Chita, Aichi, Japan
Last updated: 2026-10-17 · Full dataset (CSV/JSON, CC BY 4.0)