🇨🇳 Dobot

About Dobot

Dobot was founded in Shenzhen, China in 2015 with a mission to make professional-grade robotic arms accessible to students, educators, and small businesses. The company's early products were desktop-scale robotic arms priced to fit educational budgets, and this positioning earned Dobot a substantial following in STEM education programmes and maker communities worldwide. The company has since expanded into a broader range of collaborative robots and industrial automation solutions while retaining its reputation for accessibility and ease of use.

Dobot's product range covers multiple market segments: the compact desktop Magician and CR series serve education and light industrial use, while the more capable MG400 and CR series target professional automation applications in electronics manufacturing, laboratory automation, and small-part assembly. The company provides well-documented APIs, visual programming tools, and a strong library of project examples that reduce integration time.

Having built a large installed base in education, Dobot has developed extensive online learning resources, curriculum materials, and a community of educators and developers that reinforces its position in the STEM segment. The company has also pursued industrial certification for its collaborative arm range, making them suitable for production deployments alongside their educational applications.

Key Products

• Magician series: compact desktop robotic arms for education and maker applications; multiple payload and reach configurations
• CR series: collaborative robot arms for professional and industrial applications; 3-16 kg payload range
• MG400: ultra-compact desktop cobot for space-constrained automation environments

UK Market Presence

Dobot products are available in the UK through Dobot's UK-facing website and authorised educational technology distributors. The Magician Lite is priced from approximately £600 to £900, making it accessible for school robotics programmes and individual learners. CR series cobots are priced in the £8,000 to £20,000 range. UK VAT and import duties apply to direct purchases.

Buying Used Dobot Equipment

Used Dobot arms are widely available on eBay UK and specialist second-hand robotics marketplaces, reflecting the large installed base from educational deployments. Magician units in good condition typically sell for £150 to £400, often from schools refreshing equipment. When buying used, test all joint actuators for smooth operation, verify the calibration using Dobot's calibration routine, and confirm the software version supports your intended programming environment (DobotStudio, Python, or ROS). The Magician is well documented and has a large community, making it a relatively low-risk secondhand purchase.