Kawasaki Robotics Brings CP110L Palletizing Robot to North America

Kawasaki Robotics (USA), Inc. announced on October 8, 2026, that it will launch the CP110L high-speed palletizing robot in North America at PACK EXPO International 2026, which runs October 18–21, 2026, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The 110-kg-payload robot targets packaging, consumer packaged goods and end-of-line automation applications.

The company said it designed the CP110L around the practical constraints manufacturers weigh when adding palletizing automation: floor space, ceiling height, throughput and system integration. Its compact body is aimed at production environments with limited floor space and ceiling height. The announcement cites PMMI’s 2026 Robotics in Packaging & Processing report, which found that 61% of end users surveyed expect to increase their investment in robotics over the next 12 months.

Throughput and Compact Design

Kawasaki rates the CP110L at up to 2,200 cases per hour under specified operating conditions and lists a maximum reach of 2,505 mm. According to the announced specifications, the robot requires 2,242 mm of ceiling height and has a 453-mm revolute-axis interference radius; Kawasaki says the compact dimensions help manufacturers and system integrators lay out palletizing cells where space is tight.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ launch materials state that the 2,200-cases-per-hour figure applies when the robot transfers 60 kg, including hand weight, through a reciprocal motion pattern of a 400-mm rise, 2,000 mm of horizontal travel and a 400-mm descent. The CP110L’s maximum vertical motion is 2,433 mm.

The robot has four controlled axes, positional repeatability of ±0.05 mm and a mass of 820 kg. Its hollow wrist routes cables and hoses internally, which Kawasaki says keeps wiring clear of surrounding equipment and eases installation and maintenance. A standard power-regeneration function converts energy generated during robot deceleration into reusable electrical energy, which the company describes as particularly useful in palletizing, where vertical movement is frequent.

Kawasaki’s CP110L product page lists floor mounting and CP series membership and describes the robot as achieving industry-leading handling capacity for a palletizing robot while maintaining a compact body size. The page calls the hollow wrist structure the first in the 110-kg payload class of palletizing robots and says it enables more versatile applications.

Companion Demos at PACK EXPO

“Palletizing is often one of the clearest places for manufacturers to automate, but the available space at the end of the line doesn’t always match the automation they want to install,” said Paul Marcovecchio, Director GI Industries at Kawasaki Robotics (USA), Inc., in the company’s launch announcement. He said the robot was designed to let manufacturers add palletizing capacity in facilities where space is constrained.

Kawasaki Robotics’ PACK EXPO exhibit will also feature an R Series case-packing solution designed and integrated by Design For Making and built around Kawasaki’s RS013N robot. The demonstration features the compact RS013N, which has a 13-kg payload and a 1,460-mm reach, along with a human-machine interface and the option to add tooling, vision and safety technologies as production needs change.

Kawasaki will also demonstrate the IRIS RPZ-U palletizing system, which pairs IRIS Factory Automation’s modular palletizing platform with a Kawasaki RS025N robot. The RS025N offers a maximum payload of 25 kg and a maximum reach of 1,885 mm. Kawasaki describes the RPZ-U as a turnkey system built to fit into existing operations and adapt as production requirements change. The company said the demonstrations together reflect its broader approach of giving manufacturers multiple ways to automate palletizing, case packing and other end-of-line processes according to their applications, space and production needs.

Global Rollout and CP Series Lineup

The North American launch follows the robot’s global debut earlier this year. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. first launched the CP110L on February 16, 2026, and listed the domestic sales price as open price. Before the CP110L, the CP series palletizing lineup covered payload capacities from 180 kg to 700 kg; with the new model, the lineup spans 110 kg to 700 kg.

The CP110L will make its North American debut in Kawasaki Robotics Booth N-5933.