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GoFa CRB 15000

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About GoFa CRB 15000

GoFa CRB 15000 is ABB's collaborative robot-arm family with joint torque sensing and lead-through teaching. Operators can position the arm by hand and configure applications through graphical tools on the FlexPendant. RobotStudio supports offline programming, allowing teams to prepare and simulate cell behaviour before transferring programmes to the physical robot.

The optional Ultra Accuracy feature addresses applications in which the path between positions matters, including dispensing, sealing and precision cutting. ABB offers it on new systems and as a retrofit for existing GoFa robots. These programming and accuracy options let integrators adapt the same arm family to different production processes, combining the selected tooling with the required motion performance.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

  • Capability areas: Force control
  • Workflows: Box handling
  • Operating environments: Factory floor
  • Target markets: Industrial manufacturers and automation integrators seeking accessible cobot arms for mixed human-machine workcells.
  • Deployment model: Commercial product from ABB collaborative robot family.
  • Force-controlled manipulation

    Research demonstration - 2026-05-28 - The paper studies external force-torque sensor feedback on the ABB GoFa collaborative robot.

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  • Remote and shared control

    Research demonstration - 2024-07-24 - The paper implements a virtual environment for teleoperation of an ABB GoFa collaborative robot using EGM.

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  • Machine tending

    Claimed - ABB GoFa CRB 15000 tends industrial production machinery. - environment: industrial production cells

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  • Robotic welding

    Claimed - ABB GoFa CRB 15000 performs robotic welding. - environment: industrial production cells

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  • Palletizing

    Claimed - ABB GoFa CRB 15000 performs palletizing workflows. - environment: industrial production cells

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  • Robotic assembly

    Claimed - ABB GoFa CRB 15000 performs robotic assembly. - environment: industrial production cells

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  • Automated screwdriving

    Claimed - ABB GoFa CRB 15000 performs screwdriving workflows. - environment: industrial production cells

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Observed use

Exact-product configurations are shown without inferring supply, purchase, customer status, standard fit, deployment or partnership.

  • BMW Plant Steyr connecting-rod transfer cell

    Operational - Connected - Physical - BMW Plant Steyr uses GoFa to transfer connecting rods between measuring systems.

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  • Brimind air-conditioning sensor assembly line

    Operational - Connected - Physical - Brimind uses two GoFa cobots to assemble air-conditioning sensors.

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  • Hungarian print-industry leaflet handling cell

    Operational - Connected - Physical - A Hungarian print customer uses GoFa for leaflet handling and palletizing.

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  • Dan D Pak cashew packing line

    Operational - Connected - Physical - Dan D Pak uses GoFa to place bagged cashews into cartons.

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  • AMAB sheltered-workshop packaging line

    Operational - Connected - Physical - AMAB uses GoFa cobots for packaging work across its sheltered-workshop sites.

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  • Nagahori Industry laser-engraving cell

    Operational - Connected - Physical - Nagahori Industry uses GoFa to laser-engrave screwdriver bits.

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  • Nagahori Industry press-tending cell

    Operational - Connected - Physical - Nagahori Industry uses GoFa to tend a socket-material press.

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  • Repartly electronics sorting workstation

    Operational - Connected - Physical - Repartly uses GoFa for visual inspection and sorting of electronic components.

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  • Repartly electronics repair workstation

    Operational - Connected - Physical - Repartly uses GoFa to remove, insert, and solder electronic components.

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  • Lankapaja metal-fabrication welding cell

    Operational - Connected - Physical - Lankapaja uses GoFa for welding metal components.

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  • METEC CNC machine-tending cell

    Operational - Connected - Physical - METEC uses GoFa to load and unload a Saeilo CNC machine.

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  • Electrolux refrigerator electrical-test station

    Operational - Connected - Physical - Electrolux uses GoFa for refrigerator electrical testing.

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  • Slovenian technical-school robotics programme

    Research Experiment - Connected - Physical - Thirty Slovenian technical schools use 36 GoFa cobots for robotics education.

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  • FR San Martino collaborative welding cell

    Operational - Connected - Physical - FR San Martino uses GoFa in a collaborative arc-welding cell.

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  • ZKW Lichtsysteme FlexPrint positioning station

    Operational - Connected - Physical - ZKW Lichtsysteme uses GoFa to position FlexPrint LED strips.

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  • ZKW Lichtsysteme constrained screwdriving station

    Operational - Connected - Physical - ZKW Lichtsysteme uses GoFa for constrained screwdriving.

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  • Metos configuration

    Operational - Mounted - Physical - Metos uses an ABB GoFa cobot with Kemppi equipment for welding kitchen equipment.

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  • Solema configuration

    Operational - Mounted - Physical - Solema uses an ABB GoFa cobot for palletizing in paper-industry production.

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  • Mesekon configuration

    Operational - Mounted - Physical - Mesekon uses an ABB GoFa cobot with Kemppi welding equipment for precision welding.

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Research

  • Cuspidal-manipulator path-planning paper identifies ABB GoFa kinematic behavior

    2025-01-30 - Research Publication - A cuspidal robot can move from one inverse kinematics (IK) solution to another without crossing a singularity.

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Resources

Media library

Official ABB specifications, service documentation and exact product media for the GoFa CRB 15000 collaborative robot family.

Timeline

  • ABB Robotics and PSYONIC use Ability Hand data to advance robot dexterity

    2026-06-16 - Partnership - The collaboration combines PSYONIC’s Ability Hand with ABB’s GoFa collaborative robot. The work explores how human prosthetic-use data can train robots for delicate and variable grasping tasks.

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  • Çemsan purchased and installed 15 ABB GoFa cobots for stainless-steel welding after an initial…

    2026-03-06 - Commercial Order - An initial five-unit GoFa validation was followed by a ten-unit repeat order. All 15 cobots were installed for stainless-steel welding at Cemsan.

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  • ABB GoFa fabricates biodiversity façade modules in TUM research project

    2025-11-14 - Demonstration - The interdisciplinary TUM team developed climate-sensitive façade modules from 3D-printed ceramic clay. GoFa supported precise material deposition and post-processing of the fragile elements. The approximately 100-module façade prototype was inaugurated in Munich in July 2025 and entered a three-year monitoring period.

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  • ABB announces GoFa and ACOPOS 6D demonstration for Teknologia 25

    2025-10-15 - Demonstration - The announced setup paired B&R ACOPOS 6D magnetic-levitation transport with an ABB GoFa cobot. The design synchronized shuttle movement with robotics and machine axes in real time. FAST-Lab at Tampere University loaned parts of its laboratory installation for the planned exhibit.

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  • ABB launches GoFa cobot with 5kg payload and 950mm reach

    2021-02-24 - Product Launch - ABB's GoFa CRB 15000 cobot has a 5kg payload and a reach of 950mm. The cobot features speeds up to 2.2 m/s and advanced programming tools. ABB is a global leader in industrial automation and robotics, with one of the largest installed bases of industrial robots worldwide.

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Context

Market context

GoFa is ABB collaborative robot arm designed for safer, more accessible automation in machine tending, assembly and handling tasks.

  • Target environment: Factory floors, manufacturing workcells and industrial automation environments.
  • Workflow context: Collaborative handling, machine tending, assembly and inspection using integrated torque sensing and OmniCore control.
  • Customer context: Industrial manufacturers and automation integrators seeking accessible cobot arms for mixed human-machine workcells.
  • Deployment model: Commercial product from ABB collaborative robot family.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercially available cobot from a major industrial robotics OEM.
  • Adoption constraints: Fixed or semi-fixed mounting limits mobility. Designed for defined workcell tasks rather than mobile operation.
  • Market position: ABB's easier-to-deploy collaborative automation layer for mixed human-machine work cells.
  • Adjacent products: DOBOT CR5, collaborative robot arms

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