myCobot 320

What it's for

The myCobot 320 is a small arm for learning and prototyping: six axes, a 1 kg payload, 350 mm reach, a weight of 3.36 kg and control via a Raspberry Pi module. Compared with its younger sibling, the myCobot 280, the payload is four times higher (1 kg versus 250 g). That changes what the arm can do. Instead of building blocks, it can handle light items such as small containers, samples and 3D-printed parts. Typical scenarios include learning Python and ROS programming, trade-show demo stations, prototypes of simple pick-and-place lines and thesis projects. Its compact size and compatibility with the myCobot ecosystem make it easy to carry code between variants. The limits: the price in our catalog dates from 2022 and has not been verified for the 2026 offer. The arm has no confirmed industrial safety certification, so do not put it next to workers on a shop floor. It sensibly rounds out education in educational robots and cobots; also read “Cobot or Industrial Robot” to understand where a toy ends and a tool begins. Use cases: universities and laboratories.

Who it's for

Worth considering for: labs where the 250 g payload of the myCobot 280 turned out to be too little but the budget rules out industrial class. Student teams building projects with a simple gripper and a camera. Training companies that want stations for robot-programming courses and do not need a certified device.

Who it does not suit: production plants looking for a cobot for permanent duty. At around 4,000 USD the model starts to compete with entry-level robots of the UR3e class, which offer a higher payload and industrial certification. Schools on a tight budget, since the cheaper 280 or the open SO-101 are enough for many lessons. And anyone who needs a firm price, because the current value is not verified.

Deployments

None, and we have no offer from a Polish distributor on record. The model has no documented use cases in our catalog, so we do not list any. Teaching arms and cobots are an area where Polish universities and technical schools already have experience with other brands. See “Educational Robots for Schools and Universities” and “Doosan Robotics: Cobots from the Korean Maker in Poland” to see what the transition from learning to production looks like.

The natural alternative within the family is the myCobot 280: a 250 g payload, but 649 USD in the manufacturer's store and 3,990 PLN (≈ EUR 915) in a Polish shop. Buy it if you do not need a full kilogram.

If you want to stay in education but need more reach, consider the Kinova Gen3 Lite, a six-axis arm with 760 mm reach and a 0.5 kg payload, with an unconfirmed price. It has a lower payload but a longer reach.

The step toward industry is the UR3e from Universal Robots: much more expensive, but designed for production environments; the brand is covered in “Universal Robots UR5e, UR10e and UR20 Compared”. The next level up in the same family is the myCobot Pro 600 (2 kg, 600 mm reach, 34,107 PLN (≈ EUR 7,820) according to our catalog).

According to the sources, the myCobot 320 has been on sale since 2022, but the manufacturer does not give an exact launch date. Elephant Robotics, a Shenzhen company founded in 2016, placed this model between the cheapest myCobot 280 and the higher-end myCobot Pro 600. In our assessment that position is unclear: at around 4,000 USD the model enters territory where entry-level industrial robots compete with each other. Background: “What Is a Cobot and How Does It Differ from an Industrial Robot”.