Techman Robot TM12

Reach is the selling point Techman Robot puts first for the TM12: 1,300 mm, among the longest in its AI Cobot series, with a 12 kg payload from an arm that weighs 33 kg. The company offers it for work that needs industrial precision and some lifting strength next to people, without the bulky barriers or fencing a conventional robot cell would need. The arm is rated IP54.

A camera in the arm rather than bolted on

Techman's distinguishing feature across this series is an integrated vision system. The company says the cobot can recognise the presence and orientation of parts, carry out visual inspection and handle dynamic pick and place, and that AI vision can read results from machines or test equipment and act on them. Automated optical inspection and quality consistency are the uses it lists first, with tracking and analysis of production data as a further step.

Programming through TMflow

TMflow is the graphical software for building tasks, based on a process-oriented flow, hand guiding to teach positions and quick visual calibration using a calibration board. Techman claims a patented method lets an operator with no coding experience set up a short project in as little as five minutes, a figure from its own marketing that a buyer should test on a real job.

Working next to people

The arm complies with ISO 10218-1:2011 and ISO/TS 15066:2016, according to the maker. Sensors stop it when contact is detected, and speed limits can be set for a shared workspace. Techman names automotive manufacturing, electronics, packaging, logistics, food, machining and plastics among the industries it sells into. The heavier TM14, TM16 and TM20 arms sit alongside this model in the same series, and the newer S series has its own pages.

Key facts

Maker: Techman Robot, Taoyuan, Taiwan Reach: 1,300 mm Payload: 12 kg Arm weight: 33 kg Protection: IP54 Software: TMflow Safety standards stated: ISO 10218-1:2011, ISO/TS 15066:2016 Source: Techman Robot product page, read 10 November 2026