Product profile
ATRO modular robot system
ATRO is Beckhoff's modular industrial robot system for building application-specific kinematics from motor, link, base and system modules integrated into T...
Facts
- Company
- Beckhoff Automation
- Product type
- robotics_platform
- Status
- development
- Primary capability
- custom_kinematics
- Website
- https://www.beckhoff.com/en-en/products/motion/atro-automation-technology-for-robotics/
About ATRO modular robot system
Beckhoff ATRO is a modular industrial robot system assembled from motor, link, base and system modules. Machine builders can configure structures ranging from a single-axis rotary table to four-axis pick-and-place or palletising mechanisms, six- and seven-axis serial arms, and multi-arm arrangements. The common mechanical and electrical interface lets modules form application-specific geometries around the machine.
Power, data and fluids run internally through the modules, allowing each joint to rotate continuously without external cable bundles limiting travel. EtherCAT coordinates the axes in sub-millisecond cycles, while TwinCAT combines robot motion with the machine’s PLC, vision, safety and auxiliary axes. Beckhoff currently labels ATRO a product announcement with market launch expected in the fourth quarter of 2026, so the profile remains development-stage until orderability is confirmed.
Market context
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Summary
Type: Modular robot
Core: ATRO modules
Function: Custom kinematics
Audience: Machine builders
Specifications
- communication_interfaces
- EtherCAT; plant integration via PROFINET, EtherNet/IP or OPC UA
- configuration
- 1-axis, 3-joint, 4-joint, 5-joint, 6-joint, 7-joint and multi-arm structures
- control_system
- Beckhoff TwinCAT
- rotation
- Continuous joint rotation through internal media routing
Operations
- Deployment environment
- manufacturing_environment, machine_building, warehouse_automation
- Primary user
- machine_builders, manufacturers, system_integrators
- Workflow
- custom_kinematics, pick_and_place, palletizing, machine_integration, multi_arm_automation
- Interaction model
- TwinCAT_control, EtherCAT_control, cell_integrated
- Mobility class
- fixed_base_robot_arm, modular_robot_structure
- Product detail
- https://zlsbkmaixmmnjrgpkcyp.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/robotics_assets/products/korthos-product-candidates-2026-08-20-batch-16/beckhoff-atro-official-16x9.jpg, modular_multi_axis_industrial_robot, modular_industrial_robot_system, 1600, 900, 46806e6c0a3675d45c1d885fb5c6d25bebeffd8c1f1461ee6ba16fd95da2b115, reviewed_16x9_official_media, false, Modular Industrial Robot System, robotics_assets, https://www.beckhoff.com/media/pictures/content-images/products/robotik/content_robotik_kv.j...