Buying guide
Welding Robots: Buying Guide, Prices and Models
A welding robot carries a welding torch or spot-welding gun along a programmed path, producing consistent seams and spot welds at rates and quality that manual welding cannot hold across shifts.
372 robots in our catalogue are tagged to the 2 applications in this guide.
Arc welding robots (MIG, TIG, laser) dominate fabrication shops and are now sold as complete cobot welding cells that a welder programs by hand-guiding the torch. Spot welding robots are the backbone of automotive body shops, where dozens of arms work a single line.
The application pages below separate seam welding from spot-welding lines; the categories cover the industrial arms and collaborative robots that carry the torch.
Applications
What to look for
- Process
- Match the robot to the process: MIG and TIG arc welding, laser welding, or resistance spot welding. Each needs a different torch or gun, power source and wire or cooling supply, and the robot must carry it.
- Reach, payload and positioners
- Reach must cover the part with the torch attached; spot-welding guns are heavy and need high-payload arms. Positioners and tracks extend reach and present the seam in the best welding position.
- Seam finding and tracking
- Touch sensing, laser seam finding and through-arc tracking compensate for part variation. Without them, fixturing must be tight enough to hold tolerances.
- Programming
- Cobot welding cells trade speed for easy programming by hand-guiding; industrial cells use offline programming from CAD for complex parts and high volumes.
- Safety and fume extraction
- Arc welding cells need light screens, fume extraction and guarding or, for cobots, area scanners and reduced speed when an operator is close.
Representative models
The most completely documented models tagged to these applications. Figures are the manufacturer's; blanks mean not published.
| Model | Maker | Payload | Reach | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embodied Tien Kung 3.0 | Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center | Not announced | ||
| Yooheart YH1006A-175 | Yooheart | Not announced | ||
| R-2000iC/125L | FANUC | Not announced | ||
| Welding robot KW1012B-2010 | Shandong Kewei Robot | Not announced | ||
| Robot welding KW1010B-1440 | Shandong Kewei Robot | Not announced | ||
| Universal robot KW1012B-1550 | Shandong Kewei Robot | Not announced | ||
| KR1018 | Kassow Robots ApS | Not announced | ||
| KR1205 | Kassow Robots ApS | Not announced |
Prices
Priced models
31
From
$2,999
Median
$30,302
Up to
$134,667
Verified published prices in the Industrial Robot category; most manufacturers quote per deployment.See the Industrial Robot price guide.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is a welding robot?
A welding robot carries a welding torch or spot-welding gun along a programmed path, producing consistent seams and spot welds at rates and quality that manual welding cannot hold across shifts.
How much does a welding robot cost?
Across the 31 welding robots in our catalogue with a verified published price, prices run from $2,999 to $134,667, with a median of $30,302. Integration, tooling and software are extra, and most manufacturers quote per deployment.
Which welding robots should I look at first?
Embodied Tien Kung 3.0, Yooheart YH1006A-175, R-2000iC/125L, Welding robot KW1012B-2010 and Robot welding KW1010B-1440 are among the most completely documented models for this application in our catalogue of 372. Every listing shows verified specifications and pricing where published.
What jobs do welding robots do?
The applications in this guide, with the number of catalogued robots tagged to each: seam welding (186), spot welding line (186).
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