Industrial Automation Magazine India

Stäubli TS2 industrial robot wins Red Dot Award 2021

Published on : Monday 19-04-2021

The completely redesigned machines are now modular and have proprietary drive technology for the first time.

April 2021 – They impress by virtue of their compact, enclosed design with internal media and supply lines. The absence of external cabling means that there are no irregular contours or sources of mechanical failure and no unnecessary particle emissions.

The robots are available as specially modified versions for pharmaceutical, medical and food applications. Thanks to their smart and compact design, unmatched performance and connectivity, the revolutionary four-axis TS2 series won the prestigious award.

Created in 1955 in Germany, the Red Dot Design Award is one of the most sought-after quality marks for good design. The award breaks down into three competitions organised each once a year: 

Product Design, the original award launched in 1955

Brands & Communication Design, added in 1993

Design Concept since 2005

The Red Dot Award documents the most prominent trends worldwide. The award-winning designs are showcased in exhibitions around the globe and in the Red Dot Design Museums as well as in yearbooks and online.  

Stäubli Group Division Manager Christophe Coulongeat “We are very proud to receive this prestigious prize. It rewards the passion and commitment of the Stäubli teams designing products and solutions with unmatched performance, precision and reliability to various environments from harsh to sterile”.

The complete overhaul of the four-axis series with proprietary drive technology enables ultra-short cycle times and incorporates a pioneering design for hygiene compatibility that expands the range of potential applications in sensitive environments. 

The TS2 SCARAs feature a modular design and embed for the first time Stäubli’s proprietary drive technology that has set new standards in six-axis systems. They are a key component to the unmatched performance of the four-axis TS2 family. The hollow shaft principle allows for a unique cleanroom design that makes external cabling outdated.

In order to offer increased benefits for all applications, the TS2 robot family includes four models, the TS2-40 with a 460 mm range, the TS2-60 with a 620 mm range, the TS2-80 with an 800 mm range and theTS2-100 with its impressive working radius of 1,000 mm. The load capacity of all four machines is 8.4 kilos.