{"id":5284,"date":"2019-02-26T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T08:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"urn:uuid:420769e7-b139-48ea-b5bd-259fb4f0605f"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T06:04:41","slug":"1901-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kawasakirobotics.com\/asia-oceania\/blog\/1901-01\/","title":{"rendered":"duAro2 Has Joined the Series, Powering Kawasaki\u2019s Cobots Further"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

duAro2 makes its debut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In June 2018, a new model of the dual-arm SCARA robot “duAro” series, the duAro2, was released. The duAro is a collaborative robot (cobot) first launched by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, or Kawasaki, in June 2015. Like humans, it has two arms and is capable of working alongside humans in the same environment. While the series\u2019 inaugural duAro1 model specializes in horizontal motion, the duAro2 improves upon its capabilities, extending the range of its arms\u2019 vertical stroke from 15cm to 55cm, and increasing the maximum payload of each arm from 2kg to 3kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shogo Hasegawa (GM of FA Solution Second Department of Robot Business Division in Precision Machinery & Robot Company) is known as the \u201cFather of duAro\u201d, who has been involved since development of duAro1 first began. He spoke about the intent of developing the duAro2 and the story behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mr. Shogo Hasegawa of Kawasaki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

duAro2 covers what the duAro1 alone could not automate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The duAro1 was designed with safety and ease of use in mind, and since its launch has been operating in sites needing robots, performing tasks such as turning screws on circuit boards or packing Japanese rice balls into cases. To learn more about the birth of the duAro1, please see this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dual-Arm SCARA Robot “duAro” – Behind the Scenes of the Collaborative Robot Development<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the launch of the duAro1, Hasegawa realized that there were still processes in manufacturing sites that had strong demand for automation. One such process is boxing, a task difficult for the duAro1 because it specialized in horizontal motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn most production lines in factories manufacturing small electronic devices, products are packed in boxes prior to shipping. This task is generally handled by humans. The vertical range of the duAro1\u2019s arms is 15cm, yet the depth of common cardboard boxes is around 40cm to 50cm and therefore, the arms cannot reach the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that said, if we kept its present configuration and simply extended its arms vertically to increase the range of its motion, a length of over 50cm would be required, interfering with operation. This was a challenge the duAro1 could not handle.\u201d (Hasegawa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the duAro2, the vertical movement mechanism of the arms was reconfigured to a linkage that would enable them to fold like human arms. This change made it possible to lengthen its vertical stroke while keeping the overall range of motion compact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith the vertical range now extended to 55cm, the duAro2 makes it possible handle boxing and other work performed on uneven surfaces, something which was difficult to do with the duAro1.\u201d (Hasegawa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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