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Comau S.p.A.: MyCo Collaborative Robots and Production Integration
Review Comau’s MyCo collaborative robots, model-specific payload and reach, standard and optional protection, integration responsibilities, and production acceptance requirements.
Company identity and automation scope
Comau's corporate information identifies Comau S.p.A., with its registered office in Grugliasco, Italy. The company provides industrial automation products and production systems. This profile treats Comau as one supplier business, with MyCo as a robot family within its offering. A purchasing brief should distinguish robot equipment from process engineering, commissioning and responsibility for the completed production installation.
MyCo model selection
The current MyCo product page lists six collaborative models. For example, MyCo-3-0.59 has a stated 3 kg payload and 590 mm reach, while MyCo-15-1.30 is listed at 15 kg and 1,300 mm. These are separate model limits. Include the gripper, adapters and workpiece in the loading review, and assess the actual trajectory rather than selecting on reach alone.
Dated commercial introduction
Comau's 24 June 2025 announcement introduced MyCo at Automatica in Munich and stated that all six models were commercially available that month. The release highlighted uses including light assembly, packaging and arc welding. It provides dated product and application context, but does not establish present stock, delivery dates or a completed customer production result for a particular configuration.
Confirm the protection option
The current product page distinguishes IP54 as the standard protection level and IP66 as an option. The launch announcement used broader IP66 wording, so the quotation and delivered specification should settle the applicable version. Explain exposure to coolant, dust and cleaning procedures. An arm's ingress rating does not establish suitability of the controller, connectors, end effector or complete process under the same conditions.
Define the tool and process package
Identify the gripping or process tool, mounting adapter, utilities, sensors and software integration that the application needs. Ask which parts of a demonstrated ecosystem are included, separately purchased or engineered for the project. For welding, specify process equipment and quality acceptance; for handling, specify part presentation and grasp verification. Shared product names do not establish a tested interface combination.
Assess collaboration in the whole cell
Describe where people enter the workspace, which tasks overlap with robot motion and how the system responds to an interruption. Have the responsible integrator assess the arm together with the tool, workpiece, fixtures and neighbouring equipment. Agree the permitted modes and speeds for the completed application. Collaborative functions require an application decision; they do not replace the assessment of a hazardous process.
Agree engineering and regional responsibilities
Request the controller, programming tools, interface options, documentation and training as an itemised offer. Confirm the legal sales entity and the party responsible for local commissioning, replacement parts and fault response. Establish how software changes are approved and how programmes are backed up. Include interface faults and recovery across peripheral equipment in the integration contract, not only normal robot motion.
Measure accepted production output
Use representative part variation, loading conditions and a realistic shift pattern in acceptance trials. Include missed grips, process faults, restart and changeover. Compare the complete supported application and its recurring costs when reviewing proposals, with outstanding engineering work clearly assigned. Browse Industrial & Collaborative Robots, prepare a Robotics Buyer Brief, or use Robotics RFQ. Sources were reviewed on 10 September 2026.