IP Protection Class for Cobot Pick-and-Place

IP protection class

Ingress protection rating

An IP protection class, or ingress protection rating, describes how well an enclosure resists solid particles and water. For pick-and-place robots, it helps screen whether the cobot wrist, gripper, sensors and cable exits are suitable for dust, splash, washdown or coolant-adjacent environments before final validation.

Schematic end-of-arm tooling view showing sealing points around a cobot wrist and gripper. — Sealing must be checked around the wrist, EOAT and cable exits

Typical range on BotNots

IP54 to IP67 are common screening references

BotNots treats IP ratings as manufacturer-sourced screening data where available, not as proof that a complete cell is washdown-ready. The final enclosure, tooling, connector and cleaning process still require integrator validation.

Source: Cobot comparison table

Why it matters

Pick-and-place cells often work near dust, packaging debris, coolant mist, cleaning fluids or ESD-sensitive parts. A rating on the arm alone may not cover the gripper, sensor, valve island or connector, so IP protection should be checked at the complete tool and cell level.

Where you'll see this

Pick-and-place hardware fit Cobot comparison table

The gripper, tool or process hardware mounted to the robot wrist to interact with the part or process.

How closely a robot can return to the same taught position over repeated cycles.

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IP protection class

Typical range on BotNots

Why it matters

Where you'll see this

Related terms

EOAT

Repeatability