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A0912s

A0912s

Doosan Robotics

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The Doosan Robotics A0912s is a 6-axis collaborative robot arm from the A-Series lineup, featuring a 9 kg payload, 1200 mm reach, 31 kg body weight (one source says 27 kg), and a distinguishing force/torque sensor added to one axis beyond the standard A0912. It is certified to PLe/Cat4 (TÜV SÜD) and ISO 13849-1 PL d / SIL 2, and supports a wide range of industrial fieldbus protocols. The robot performs its assigned tasks (assembly, pick-and-place, welding, palletizing, etc.) autonomously once programmed, with no human performing or driving the task itself. Doosan Robotics, founded in 2015 and Korea's #1 cobot maker by market share, has deployed across 45–50 countries but has recorded losses for 11 consecutive years through its most recent fiscal year. Several extracted facts relate to third-party academic research using Doosan hardware or general Doosan company context rather than A0912s-specific specifications.

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payload
9 kg
reach
1200 mm
weight
31 kg (one community source reports 27 kg — see conflicts)
top_speed
1 m/s (TCP); Joints 1–3: 180°/s max; Joints 4–6: 360°/s max
power_consumption
440 W

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Evidence-graded claims from the Doosan Robotics deep report

Good
  • Doosan cobots hold PLe/Cat4 TÜV SÜD Functional Safety Assessment certification — the highest safety integrity level for collaborative robot operation.

    TÜV SÜD is an independent, internationally recognized certification body; its PLe/Cat4 Functional Safety Assessment is confirmed by official sources and corroborated by third-party commerce listings, though the scope of certified models and any operational caveats remain unspecified [2][5][6].

    from Doosan Robotics deep report →
  • Doosan Robotics secured a contract to supply 100+ robot solutions to Kwangjin Group through 2027, and a separate 300-unit order from VRNJ (Thailand) with a 60-unit initial delivery.

    The Kwangjin Group contract is independently reported by Assembly Magazine (trade press) and PR Newswire, confirming the deal's existence; however, actual delivery completion and operational outcomes have not yet been independently verified [10][12].

    from Doosan Robotics deep report →
Bad
  • Doosan cobots are fully autonomous — once programmed, they execute industrial tasks (welding, palletizing, pick & place, machine tending) entirely without human intervention during task execution.

    Official sources and the dossier's autonomy verdict assert fenceless, unsupervised collaborative operation, but no independent third-party test or customer report specifically confirms unattended autonomous task execution for the cobot line; community reliability feedback conflates Doosan CNC machines with cobots [2][7].

    from Doosan Robotics deep report →
  • All Doosan cobot joints are equipped with 6-axis torque sensors, enabling high-performance force detection and collision sensitivity for safe fenceless collaborative operation.

    The 6-axis-per-joint torque sensor claim is confirmed by official Doosan sources and third-party commerce listings (Unchained Robotics), but no independent lab test or regulator report verifies the actual collision-detection performance in real deployments [2][5][6].

    from Doosan Robotics deep report →
  • Doosan cobots are deployed in 50+ countries across manufacturing, palletizing, welding, food prep, EV charging, and retail automation.

    The 50+ country figure comes from Doosan's own official sources (with a separate official page citing 45 countries), and no independent audit, trade body report, or journalist investigation independently verifies the deployment breadth or application diversity [1][2][6].

    from Doosan Robotics deep report →
Ugly
  • Drag-and-drop programming reduces development time by up to 80% compared to traditional robot programming methods.

    The 80% figure is a vendor-only claim with no independent benchmark; a Practical Machinist forum user corroborates ease of use for simple tasks but reveals a two-tier model where advanced programming requires a paid DartStudio subscription (~$1,500/year), undermining the universality of the claim [7].

    from Doosan Robotics deep report →
  • Doosan cobots deliver an average 1.5-year return on investment (ROI) in palletizing and welding applications.

    The 1.5-year ROI figure appears exclusively on Doosan's own official palletizing/welding pages with no independent customer case study, financial audit, or third-party analyst report to substantiate it [3][4].

    from Doosan Robotics deep report →

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