# UR+: The Ecosystem of Collaborative Automation

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2025-01-03
- Length: 1h 04m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-01-03-ur-the-ecosystem-of-collaborative-automation
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/ur-the-ecosystem-of-collaborative-automation

## Summary

Chris Savoia, Head of Ecosystem Success at Universal Robots, discusses the evolution of the UR+ partner ecosystem, the release of the Polyscope X platform, and the strategic shift toward mobile manipulators and higher payload cobots. He explains how MotionPlus and AI integration via Nvidia Orin enable new applications, while addressing safety standards for collaborative robots and the challenges of humanoid deployment.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-01-03-ur-the-ecosystem-of-collaborative-automation#t=0) Introduction and CES Panel Preview
- [6:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-01-03-ur-the-ecosystem-of-collaborative-automation#t=395) Robotics News: Figure AI and Open Droids
- [15:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-01-03-ur-the-ecosystem-of-collaborative-automation#t=941) Universal Robots Ecosystem and UR+ Overview
- [21:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-01-03-ur-the-ecosystem-of-collaborative-automation#t=1310) Higher Payload Cobots and Safety Standards
- [29:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-01-03-ur-the-ecosystem-of-collaborative-automation#t=1761) Mobile Manipulators and AI Integration
- [38:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-01-03-ur-the-ecosystem-of-collaborative-automation#t=2308) Polyscope X Platform and Developer Tools
- [42:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-01-03-ur-the-ecosystem-of-collaborative-automation#t=2567) MotionPlus, Cybersecurity, and Optimove
- [53:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-01-03-ur-the-ecosystem-of-collaborative-automation#t=3205) UR+ Growth and Future Robotics Trends

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Universal Robots (company)
- UR+ (product)
- Polyscope X (product)
- MotionPlus (product)
- Nvidia (company)
- Orin (chip)
- Figure AI (company)
- Open Droids (company)
- Zebra Technologies (company)
- PhotoNeo (company)
- Brightpick (company)
- Fetch Robotics (company)
- Boston Dynamics (company)
- Atlas (product)
- Teradyne (company)
- Mobile Industrial Robots (company)
- Hierbotics (company)
- Vectus (company)
- Re-Automated (product)

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