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ABB GoFa CRB 15000-5/0.95 vs Dobot CR5A

Two collaborative arms a buyer shopping for machine tending would honestly weigh against each other, with the manufacturer-published figures in one table and a plain reading of what the differences mean on a floor. We sell across brands, so we have no reason to tilt it.

	ABB GoFa CRB 15000-5/0.95	Dobot CR5A
Class	Collaborative arm	Collaborative arm
Payload	5 kg (11 lb)	5 kg (11 lb)
Reach	950 mm	900 mm
Sold as collaborative	yes	yes
Applications listed	machine tending, pick and place, material movement, inspection	machine tending, pick and place, assembly and screwdriving
Specs checked	2026-08-22	2026-08-26

Every figure is a manufacturer-published claim, checked on the date shown against the maker's own material, and not one of them survives contact with your part, your rate and your floor without an applications review. Prices are deliberately absent: quotes are prepared by our team and confirmed with the manufacturer.

What the numbers mean on the floor

Payload is effectively a tie at 5 kg and 5 kg. The gripper and the part decide it, not the arm: rated payload is measured at the wrist with no tool on it.
The ABB GoFa CRB 15000-5/0.95 reaches 50 mm farther than the Dobot CR5A. That matters for pallet height, bin depth and machine door clearance more than it matters at a bench.
Both are sold as collaborative. That describes a feature set, not a safety verdict: the risk assessment on your part, your gripper and your speed is what decides whether anyone works beside it. Collaborative does not mean fenceless.
Both are listed for machine tending, pick and place. The ABB GoFa CRB 15000-5/0.95 is also listed for material movement, inspection. The Dobot CR5A is also listed for assembly and screwdriving.

What a spec sheet cannot tell you

The gripper, the fixture and the integrator decide more of the outcome than the arm. Cycle time on your part is a test, not a datasheet figure. Service footprint, spare parts and who answers the phone at 2 AM differ by brand and by state. And the price difference between two arms in the same class is usually smaller than the difference between two integrators' quotes for the same cell. A model number is not a specification, and the gripper is the project.

From our matrix

ABB GoFa CRB 15000-5/0.95. GoFa 5; 950 mm wrist reach, 1050 mm flange reach. IP54, unlike the IP67 GoFa 10 and 12.

Dobot CR5A. Second generation CRA line. 25 kg robot weight, repeatability 0.02 mm per Dobot's CRA specification table. The UR5e class entry in the line. Manufacturer specification.

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