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DOBOT CR5

About

About DOBOT CR5

CR5 carries up to five kilograms across a 900-millimetre reach with stated repeatability of ±0.02 millimetres. Operators can guide the arm by hand to record positions and paths, reducing the programming required for short-run and frequently changing production tasks.

Five adjustable collision-sensitivity levels allow the system to respond differently across applications and surrounding workspaces. DOBOT provides graphical programming, external I/O and integrations for grippers, cameras and process tools, supporting assembly, inspection, screwdriving, tending and material handling within one configurable cobot platform.

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.
  • Deployment model: Commercial product sold as a collaborative robot arm for industrial automation.
  • Pick and place

    Demonstrated - 2026-05-03 - Picked and placed smartphone screens in a consumer-electronics demonstration. - environment: consumer-electronics pick-and-place demonstration

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  • Remote and shared control

    Research demonstration - 2026-05-03 - Phone2Act evaluates smartphone-based six-degree-of-freedom teleoperation and manipulation-data collection on a DOBOT CR5.

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Observed use

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

  • Dobot CR5 with two gripper sets was documented loading and unloading key-cylinder machine tools.

    Physical Demo - Connected - Physical - A Dobot CR5 with two gripper sets was documented loading and unloading key-cylinder machine tools.

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  • Dobot laboratory Carbon Steel Fillet Weld cell

    Physical Demo - Mounted - Physical - Dobot documented carbon Steel Fillet Weld as a controlled laboratory configuration.

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  • Dobot laboratory Carbon Steel Fillet Weld On the Ground cell

    Physical Demo - Mounted - Physical - Dobot documented carbon Steel Fillet Weld On the Ground as a controlled laboratory configuration.

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  • Dobot laboratory Loading & Unloading of Hydraulic Tube Adapter Machining cell

    Physical Demo - Mounted - Physical - Dobot documented loading & Unloading of Hydraulic Tube Adapter Machining as a controlled laboratory configuration.

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  • Dobot laboratory LED chip wax paper loading and unloading cell

    Physical Demo - Mounted - Physical - Dobot documented lED chip wax paper loading and unloading as a controlled laboratory configuration.

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  • Dobot laboratory Injection Molding Machine Auxiliary with CR5 Robot Arm cell

    Physical Demo - Mounted - Physical - Dobot documented injection Molding Machine Auxiliary with CR5 Robot Arm as a controlled laboratory configuration.

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Research

  • Phone2Act: A Low-Cost, Hardware-Agnostic Teleoperation System for Scalable VLA Data Collection

    2026-05-03 - Research Publication - Collecting diverse, high-quality manipulation data for Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model training remains prohibitively expensive for many research groups, as existing teleoperation frameworks rely on specialized hardware or are tightly coupled to specific robot platforms.

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  • A geometric inverse kinematics solution for the dobot CR5

    2026-03-01 - Research Publication - Abstract The inverse kinematics algorithm is a core enabling technology for robotic manipulators to perform tasks. This study focuses on the Dobot CR5, a 6-degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) serial robotic manipulator. The Denavit-Hartenberg(D-H) modeling method is adopted to describe the kinematic structure of the manipulator. Based on geometric projection and spatial geometric construction, the solution of joint angles is systematically divided into three parts: (1) The angle of Joint 1 is solved via geometric projection onto the base plane; (2) The angles of Joints 2 and 3 are obtained by constructing a planar triangle and applying coordinate projections in the vertical plane; (3) The three wrist joint angles (Joints 4, 5, and 6) are determined through coordinate frame projections based on the desired end-effector orientation. The accuracy of the inverse kinematics solution is validated by com

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  • Bimanual Deformable Bag Manipulation Using a Structure-of-Interest Based Neural Dynamics Model

    2024-01-21 - Research Publication - The paper introduces a graph-neural-network dynamics model for bimanual deformable-object manipulation focused on structures of interest in fabric bags and garments.

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Timeline

  • Dobot CR5 robotic arm demonstrated sanding and polishing capabilities

    2023-04-27 - Demonstration - Dobot showcased the CR5 robotic arm performing sanding and polishing tasks at the Hannover Messe. The demonstration utilized a force sensor and quick-change flange to achieve efficient and consistent results. The CR5 is a 6-axis collaborative robot with a 5 kg payload and 900 mm reach.

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  • Dobot CR5 Demonstrates Smartphone Screen Pick and Place

    2022-07-13 - Demonstration - Dobot showcased the CR5 robotic arm performing pick and place operations for smartphone screens. The demonstration highlighted the robot's efficiency, time-saving capabilities, and accuracy in handling delicate components. The event took place at a China noodle restaurant, illustrating the CR5's versatility in various settings.

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  • DOBOT CR5 cobot receives 30,000-hour MTBF certificate

    2022-07-07 - Regulatory - DOBOT announced that its CR5 collaborative robot received an MTBF certificate. The certificate confirmed the CR5 can operate up to 30,000 hours before a failure occurs. This certification was awarded by a recognized testing organization.

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Context

Market context

DOBOT CR5 is a 5 kg payload collaborative robot arm for light industrial automation supporting drag-to-teach, collision detection and repeatable task execution.

  • Target environment: Factory floors, manufacturing workcells and industrial automation environments.
  • Workflow context: Light industrial handling, inspection, loading and machine-tending tasks using collaborative robot arm automation.
  • Customer context: Industrial manufacturers and automation integrators seeking accessible cobot arms.
  • Deployment model: Commercial product sold as a collaborative robot arm for industrial automation.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercially available cobot with broad industrial adoption in the light payload range.
  • Adoption constraints: Fixed or semi-fixed mounting limits mobility. Designed for defined workcell tasks rather than mobile operation.
  • Market position: Sits in the common light-cobot payload range. Part of DOBOT CR Series alongside the larger CR10.
  • Adjacent products: DOBOT CR10, collaborative robot arms

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