Dürr Launches New Industrial Paint Shop Robots
The EcoRS Generation 2 robots feature internal cabling to boost path accuracy in automotive manufacturing environments.
Updated on Oct. 22, 2026 in Robotics
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Dürr has launched four new industrial robots for automotive paint shops, the EcoRS Generation 2. These robots feature payloads up to 150 kg and are designed to integrate directly with the existing Dürr DXQ software platform.
Why it matters
By unifying control and software environments, this release attempts to simplify maintenance, spare-parts management, and integration for automotive manufacturers. The shift toward internal cabling and motor placement aims to improve mechanical precision during high-speed painting tasks.
The new robots feature reaches up to 3,100 mm with motors for axes three through six mounted internally. This architecture, paired with internally routed cabling, aims to minimize interference contours during material application.
The players
Dürr
An engineering firm providing specialized production technology and automated paint shop systems for the global automotive industry.
The details
The EcoRS Generation 2 robots utilize an architecture that tucks motor units and cabling inside the arm structure. This design reduces external interference contours, which are the physical profiles of the robot that can snag or obstruct movement in tight workspace envelopes. By streamlining these profiles, the robots achieve higher path accuracy and repeatability when performing complex cleaning, sealing, or painting maneuvers.
Timeline
October 22, 2026: Dürr announced the release of the EcoRS Generation 2 robots.
The Tech Race
This release continues the industry trend toward deep integration between physical robotics and unified software control ecosystems. By centralizing management via the DXQ platform, Dürr aims to reduce the operational overhead typically associated with managing multi-vendor automation stacks.
Automotive manufacturers can now integrate these robots into existing DXQ-managed workflows to streamline spare-parts logistics. The hardware is available for implementation in paint shops immediately, though operators will need to calibrate the units against existing line requirements.
The takeaway
Dürr is betting that hardware consolidation through internal cabling and common software controls will win out over specialized, disparate systems. Watch for future performance benchmarks comparing these units to the first-generation EcoRS models in high-throughput paint settings.
Further reading
Explore the latest developments in automated manufacturing systems in our Robotics section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Globalspec.
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