AURA: Collaborative Robotics for High Payload Applications

AURA (Advanced Use Robotic Arm) is Comau’s flagship collaborative robot, designed to combine high payload capacity with advanced safety features.

Its sensitive skin, equipped with capacitive sensing, allows for real-time detection of human presence — enabling safe interaction even during high-speed movements.

To guarantee its reliability and performance, AURA is tested using another Comau robot, the NJ-60. This unique setup ensures repeatable, precise, and fully robotic validation of safety-critical collaborative behaviors.

Collaborative Power in Action

This video shows the testing process of Comau’s AURA cobot, where an NJ-60 robot is programmed to interact with over 100 skin zones.

Through contact and proximity tests, Comau validates AURA’s sensitivity, responsiveness, and collaborative capabilities in real-world conditions.

Case Study: Robotic Testing of a Collaborative Robot

AURA is not just any cobot — it is the strongest and most advanced collaborative robot on the market, combining high payload, extended reach, and smart skin technology.
To ensure its functionality and safety, Comau developed an internal robotic testing solution using the NJ-60 robot to simulate controlled human interactions.

Key facts:

Over 100 skin zones tested with proximity and contact validation
Capacitive skin detects human presence and touch
40-minute test cycle for complete collaborative performance verification
Full repeatability and data collection through robot-to-robot interaction

This internal approach demonstrates how Comau applies its own technology to elevate quality and ensure safety in collaborative robotics.

How the Robotic Testing Works

An NJ-60 robot is used to precisely interact with AURA, simulating both proximity and physical touch. This allows for repeatable testing conditions that human operators cannot replicate with the same accuracy.

AURA features an advanced sensor skin that covers its entire arm. It detects proximity before contact, allowing the robot to slow or stop based on human distance — ensuring total compliance with safety standards.

Every testing phase — from motion planning to contact logging — is performed by the NJ-60 in a controlled 40-minute cycle, enabling fast, scalable testing without external support.

Why Choose Comau for Collaborative Robotics?

Global Leader in Safe Automation

With over 45 years in industrial automation, Comau has developed collaborative robots that meet the highest standards of safety, strength, and intelligence.

AURA: Unmatched in Payload & Precision

Unlike typical cobots, AURA is designed for heavy-load tasks, combining the strength of an industrial robot with the intelligence and safety of collaborative automation.

Tested by Comau, for Comau

The use of Comau robots in testing other Comau robots ensures perfect integration, high reliability, and continuous product improvement—powered by real-world experience.

Certified Quality through Automation

By automating its own validation process, Comau ensures each collaborative robot meets strict internal standards for performance, safety, and consistency.

About the Application

AURA represents a new generation of collaborative robotics — strong, smart, and safe. Tested with Comau’s own NJ-60 robot, it embodies the full potential of human-robot synergy, opening new possibilities in assembly, material handling, inspection, and more.