Collaborative robots

CI Series

Four payload sizes on one platform — same controller, same software, same safety behaviour. Teach a routine by hand, then let the vision model handle what changes on the line.

Payload: 3–10 kg
Reach: 600–1400 mm
Repeatability: ± 0.05 mm

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Models and selection

Choose the configuration for the job

Choose by payload and working radius. All four models use six degrees of freedom.

CI3

3 kg payload · 600 mm working radius

CI5

5 kg payload · 860 mm working radius

CI7

7 kg payload · 960 mm working radius

CI10

10 kg payload · 1400 mm working radius

Technical specifications

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Technical specifications comparison table
PARAMETER	CI3	CI5	CI7	CI10
Maximum payload	3 kg	5 kg	7 kg	10 kg
Working radius	600 mm	860 mm	960 mm	1400 mm
Repeatability	± 0.05 mm	± 0.05 mm	± 0.05 mm	± 0.05 mm
Maximum linear speed	2.5 m/s	2.5 m/s	3 m/s	2.5 m/s
Robot weight	14 kg	24 kg	25 kg	39 kg
Degrees of freedom	6
Range of motion	± 360° all joints	± 360° all joints	± 360° (J3 ± 150°)	± 360° (J3 ± 150°)
Controller I/O	8 DI · 8 DO
Communication	Ethernet / Modbus
End effector I/O	DI, DO, AI, AO · RS485
Power supply · rated voltage	100–240 V AC · 48 V DC
Nominal power	400 W	550 W	600 W	750 W

Every CI robot shares the same controller, the same I/O and the same software — only the arm changes. Values from the CI Series datasheet.

Key features

Safe & reliable

Built-in safety functions and collision detection for shared workspaces.

Easy to learn

One-handed teach-in and drag-to-teach. No specialist required.

Easy programming

Drag-and-drop blocks in Kikobot Studio, with ROS and Modbus underneath.

Quick deployment

Compact floor-mount footprint and plug-and-play setup.

Flexible integration

Works with grippers, vision, suction cups and custom end-effectors.

Standard platform

One box. Everything the cell needs to talk to.

Digital I/O, Ethernet and RS485 sit on the controller as standard. Grippers, sensors, PLCs and vision connect straight in — no expansion cards, no second cabinet.

8 DI · 8 DO

Opto-isolated digital I/O for grippers, sensors, stack lights and line handshakes.

Ethernet · RS485

Modbus TCP and RTU on board, so PLCs, drives and vision talk to the robot directly.

110–240 V AC

Runs off single-phase mains anywhere in the world. No transformer, no dedicated supply.

Compact and portable

Small enough to sit under the bench and light enough to move between cells.

Software

Kikobot Studio — teach the robot the way you think

Build a working routine by dragging blocks, watch it run in 3D before the robot moves, and let the vision model handle what changes on the line. One application, installed on whatever you already have.

Windows · macOS · Linux · Tablet

Included with every CI robot

Drag-and-drop programming

Snap blocks together to build a full routine. No robot language to learn, and every block maps to real code underneath when you want it.

Robot visualisation

Run the whole program in 3D before the robot moves. Check reach, spot collisions and time the cycle without stopping the line.

GIF — VISION-GUIDED PICKING

Physical intelligence built in

The robot sees the part, works out how to hold it and adapts when the pose changes — so the routine survives the messiness of a real line.

Illustrative production view

Sample Studio dashboard

The sample interface below illustrates how cycle, uptime, joint-health and diagnostic information can be presented in Studio. The values shown are examples, not customer production results.

Live output, cycle time and uptime per cell
Joint health tracked over the life of the robot
Alerts that name the likely cause and the fix
Service scheduled from wear, not from the calendar

UNITS TODAY

4,182

+6% vs yesterday

AVG CYCLE

4.2 s

Target 4.5 s

UPTIME

98.6%

Last 30 days

Joint 4 temperature trending up over 300 cycles

Likely cause: payload above rated on the outfeed move. Suggested action: re-check grip offset, or book service inside 12 days.

View

All other joints within normal range · last calibration 41 days ago

Healthy

Application templates

Machine tending, palletising, dispensing, inspection and packaging start from a working program, not a blank canvas.

Installs anywhere

One installer for laptop, desktop or tablet. Program at your desk, walk to the cell and carry on where you left off.

Diagnostics and logs

Joint health, cycle history and fault records in one place, so a stoppage is understood before an engineer arrives.

Why Kikobot

Why choose the Kikobot CI platform

One control platform

Every CI model shares the same controller, I/O and software; only the arm changes.

Kikobot Studio included

Programming, simulation, I/O, templates and diagnostics sit in the application supplied with each CI robot.

Controller connectivity

Digital I/O, Ethernet, Modbus and RS485 are available on the standard controller and end-effector interface.

Applications

Where CI robots earn their place

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Machine tending

Load and unload CNC, injection moulding and press machines through the whole shift, including the ones nobody wants to staff.

Pick and place

Move parts between conveyor, tray and fixture at rate. Vision handles the pose, so parts do not have to arrive perfectly placed.

Palletising

Build and break down layers up to 10 kg from a template, without the floor space a dedicated palletiser demands.

Assembly and screwdriving

Insert, seat and fasten with the same torque on the thousandth part as on the first, and a record of every one.

Dispensing and gluing

Lay a consistent bead along a taught path at a steady speed, so material use stops depending on who is on shift.

Inspection and packing

Present each part to the camera, then sort, count and box on the result — one cell doing check and pack together.

Downloads and quote

Size a CI robot for your cell

Send the part weight, required reach, cycle time and end-effector details. We will use them to discuss the CI model and cell configuration.

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