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Cover card: Epson AX6 with 6 kg payload, 900 mm reach, 17 kg arm weight and 48 V DC input

Deep Dive · Robot · Global

Epson AX6: a 6 kg cobot that takes 48 V straight

Epson’s first collaborative robot, the AX6, pairs a 6 kg payload and 900 mm reach with a 17 kg arm and 48 V DC input. We compare it with the UR5e and list what you still need to know before putting it on a battery-powered AMR.

Cover card: RAIDEN X4 delivers 3.36 PFLOPS FP4, 256GB memory, 548GB/s bandwidth, 1.6x Jetson Thor

Deep Dive · AI Device · Robot

RAIDEN beats Jetson Thor by 1.6x, minus the watts

EdgeCortix unveiled RAIDEN, a chiplet platform for robotics and physical AI. We compare its FP4 compute and memory bandwidth against NVIDIA’s Jetson AGX Thor, and flag the power figure that’s still missing.

Guide card: six boards, priced from $5 to $299, up to 78 TOPS, Orin Nano 2 shipping first half of 2027

Robot and Edge AI Boards: Which One Fits

Jetson Orin Nano 2 and Orin Nano Super, Arduino UNO Q and VENTUNO Q, YuzukiNeko, and Raspberry Pi Pico 2 in one table: compute, memory, power, and price. Updated when a new board ships.

Cover card: CB7 Core compute +40%, controller footprint -30%, UR17g-1300 top speed 5 m/s, unveiled at IMTS 2026 (Sept 14)

Deep Dive · Robot · Global

UR Gen 7: Quicker Arm, Smaller Brain

Universal Robots unveiled its seventh-generation cobot platform, UR Gen 7, at IMTS 2026. We compare the UR17g-1300 to the previous-generation UR10e, which shares the same 1300 mm reach.

Cover card: Jetson Orin Nano 2 at 78 TOPS, memory unchanged at 8GB, 15–40W power range, shipping H1 2027

Deep Dive · SBC · Robot

Jetson Orin Nano 2: the 2x that isn't

NVIDIA’s next entry-level Jetson compared against the current Orin Nano Super, with a look at the power envelope and memory ceiling that decide whether it fits a robot.