Universal Robots adds 40% compute to Gen 7 cobots

Universal Robots launched Gen 7, whose CB7 Core controller delivers 40% more compute in a 30% smaller footprint, the company’s announcement says. The platform adds three g-Series arms and a tool flange carrying data, power, and safety connections for real-time AI sensing, building on more than 100,000 industrial deployments. For teams watching the industrialization clock for physical AI, useful signal is not “AI-ready” branding but whether integrated sensing removes enough cabling and integration work to beat a proven cell.