Dobot Nova 2

What it's for

The Nova 2 is the smallest and lightest cobot in the commercial Nova series from Dobot: 11 kg dead weight, 2 kg payload, 625 mm reach, six degrees of freedom and ±0.05 mm repeatability. Maximum tool speed is 1.6 m/s. It is a compact arm for light automation, where a small footprint on the table matters more than a large payload.

The robot is meant for stations with small subassemblies or small parts to be packed into boxes. Six axes give full gripper orientation, so the arm can take a part from a tray, turn it in space and fit it into a housing. The manufacturer points to compact production automation as the application: assembling light parts, feeding workpieces, moving small items.

The Nova 2 fits a factory (factory) in its "small hall, small parts" version, a laboratory (lab), and integrators' demonstration stations. You'd use it where a worker repeats the same motion thousands of times a day. With a 2 kg payload, remember that the gripper counts toward that figure; the article “How to Read a Robot Datasheet” explains this practical detail.

Compared with the four-axis Dobot MG400, the Nova 2 offers full gripper orientation and a higher maximum speed. It is not a robot for heavy tasks: for bigger loads, look at the Dobot Nova 5. A general introduction to this class is in the text “What Is a Cobot and How Does It Differ from an Industrial Robot”, and an overview of the whole category in cobots.

Who it's for

Yes: for integrators looking for a small cobot for light assembly, machine tending and stations with limited space. Yes: for companies that accept "on request" pricing; the price is available after contacting the manufacturer (sales@dobot-robots.com), with no public price list. Yes: for labs and training centers that want to show a real cobot in a small area.

No: for plants that move heavier parts; 2 kg including the gripper is enough for small components but not for typical sheet-metal parts. No: for Polish companies that need a local service network and distributor; we have no confirmed availability in Poland or an authorized partner for the Nova 2. No: for off-the-shelf purchases, because without a list price it is hard to compare offers.

We describe choosing a cobot step by step in the article “How to Buy a Cobot Step by Step”.

Deployments

There is also no confirmed Nova 2 distributor in Poland, so we can't point to any Polish plant using this model.

In the cobot category in Poland, the best-documented robots are those with local support, as the article “Doosan Robotics: Cobots from the Korean Maker in Poland” and the text on the “FANUC CRX: The Cobot Series with 8 Years of Zero Maintenance” series explain. You can find integrators who can price the import and commissioning in the integrators section.

Dobot Nova 5: the bigger sibling from the same series: 5 kg payload and 850 mm reach; choose it when 2 kg is too little and you want to keep the same brand and programming platform.

Doosan A0509: a cobot with a 5 kg payload and 900 mm reach, with a local distributor in Poland; for companies that care about domestic service, a strong argument.

UR3e: the smallest of the Universal Robots family, a classic in small assembly stations; a broad ecosystem of accessories and integrators.

FANUC CRX-5iA: a Fanuc cobot in a similar class; a proven industrial manufacturer, though usually in a different price bracket.

JAKA Zu 7: a compact cobot for those comparing offers in a similar class who want to line up several options from one market. It is worth comparing each of these options on the same scope of delivery: gripper, controller, licenses and training change the total more than the arm itself.

The Nova series is how Dobot entered the commercial cobot segment; before that the company was known mainly for educational arms such as the Dobot Magician. The Nova 2 is the smallest model in this family, alongside the larger Dobot Nova 5.

Sources give neither an exact launch date nor a list of later versions; the Nova 2 is the entry level of the commercial line, with ±0.05 mm repeatability and a 625 mm reach.