All rights reserved        3             Installation Guide (en) 1.3.3 
1. Purpose 
This installation guide is intended for experienced personnel to review existing robot 
installations or design and review new robot integrations. It is very important that the robots 
are installed properly and with good programming practice. Therefore, this document is 
designed as a "checklist". Please always go through the complete guide to ensure that 
everything was checked and considered. 
1.1 Disclaimer 
This document does not replace Universal Robots documentation. This document does not 
guarantee completeness of all considerations for proper installation. The installation 
parameter values specified here are intended as starting points for installation and should 
not be interpreted as specifications or limits. These values can change with future versions 
by further findings. This approach is intended to simplify and structure the robot integrations 
and robot installation auditing. 
1.2 Company details 
Universal Robots A/S 
Energivej 25 
DK-5260 Odense, Denmark 
Tel.: +45 89 93 89 89 
Fax: +45 38 79 89 89 
1.3 How to use this guide 
Step 1: Check the condition of the first fields for relevance. "YES" means it should be 
checked for all applications. 
Step 2: Read description and compare with installation. If differences are visible, correct 
them. 
Step 3: If you need more information or details, go to the appendix. 
Step 4: Put initials into checklist field. 
Mount the robot on a sturdy surface strong 
enough to withstand at least ten times the 
full torque of the base joint and at least five 
times the weight of the robot arm.  
Furthermore, the surface shall be vibration 
free.