UFACTORY Company Profile: History and Products
Updated: Oct 15
UFACTORY is a Shenzhen company that makes affordable collaborative robot arms, best known for the xArm series. It started with a crowdfunded desktop arm in 2014 and has moved steadily toward more capable machines. This profile sets out what the company's own account confirms about its history and products.
UFACTORY at a Glance
Fact | Detail |
Company | UFACTORY |
First product | uArm desktop robot arm, 2014 |
Headquarters | Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China |
US branch | New York |
Main products | xArm, Lite 6 and 850 collaborative arms |
Stock listing | None found |
Company History
UFACTORY's first product was uArm, a table-top robot arm created in 2014 and funded by 1,263 backers on Kickstarter. In 2017 it released uArm Swift on Indiegogo, where it raised more than USD 100,000 and was the most popular robot arm campaign of the year.
The company then moved from hobby arms to collaborative robots. It launched the xArm, a six-axis cobot, in 2018, and announced the smaller Lite 6 in 2021. The 850, a more powerful arm with a reach of 850 millimeters, extended the range upward.
Key milestones
2014: uArm created and funded on Kickstarter.
2017: uArm Swift released on Indiegogo.
2018: xArm launched.
2021: Lite 6 announced.
Products
Product | Description |
xArm | Six-axis collaborative robot, the company's main line |
Lite 6 | Compact six-axis collaborative robot |
850 | Higher-power collaborative robot with 850 mm reach |
uArm | The original table-top arm |
UFACTORY's arms are priced well below those of the established cobot makers, which has made them popular in university labs, with developers and in light commercial uses.
UFACTORY product reviews on All Things Cobots
What Is Not Public
The company page does not state its founding year, founders, employee numbers, units sold or investors, so those are left out here.
Can You Invest in UFACTORY?
No public listing was found.
Strengths and Challenges
Strengths
Low prices for six-axis collaborative arms.
A following among researchers and developers.
Challenges
Competition from other low-cost Chinese arm makers.
Limited public disclosure.
Current Catalogue Coverage
Catalogue checked on 15 October 2026: 5 associated product records. The links below are representative entries, rather than a claim that every historical model is currently available.
UFACTORY FAQ
Where is UFACTORY based?
In Shenzhen, China, with a branch in New York.
What does UFACTORY make?
Collaborative robot arms: the xArm, Lite 6 and 850.
What was UFACTORY's first product?
uArm, a table-top robot arm funded on Kickstarter in 2014.
When was the xArm launched?
In 2018.
Is UFACTORY publicly traded?
No public listing was found.
Sources
UFACTORY: about us
