Mobile Workstation Frames
Welded base structures for cobots, fixtures, small work surfaces and drawing-defined process modules.
Mobile Cobot Workstations and Base Frames Cobot Mobile
Cobot Mobile
Base Fabrication
Build-to-Print Mobility and Setup Interfaces
Build-to-print welded and formed mobile bases for collaborative robot workstations, controller storage, caster-and-leveling systems and deployable outriggers. DRAmetal manufactures the released mechanical structure; the integrator owns robot loads, stability analysis, stopping and parking controls, safeguarding, motion validation and final machine approval.
✓ Build-to-print scope
✓ Inspection by RFQ
✓ OEM approval boundary
RFQ Project-defined
RFQ
Example order size
Drawing
Critical dimensions
Plan
Inspection scope
OEM
Final approval
01 / What We Fabricate
Mechanical Bases for Reconfigurable Cobot Cells
A cobot mobile base combines a robot mounting interface with transport, parking, leveling, storage and service features. The released design must preserve the robot datum and provide practical access without asking casters, sheet-metal covers or cable brackets to carry loads they were not designed to support.
Caster and Leveling Interfaces
Mounting plates, access openings and reinforced load paths for the integrator-specified caster and leveling system.
Controller and Utility Storage
Ventilated or open storage zones, cable brackets and service panels built around released equipment envelopes.
Deployment Hardware
Outrigger mounts, handles, tow or push features and parking interfaces manufactured to the approved mechanical design.
Our scope: the released mobile-base metalwork
DRAmetal manufactures and inspects the released base frame, plates, covers, brackets and specified mechanical hardware. The robot supplier, responsible engineer and integrator own loads, stability, caster and outrigger selection, stopping and parking controls, safeguarding, robot motion, installation and final machine validation.
02 / Cobot Base Formats
Mobile Platforms Matched to the Released Cell Concept
Robot loads, payload, center of gravity, process reaction, floor condition and deployment method determine the base architecture. These values and the stability criteria must come from the robot supplier, responsible engineer and integrator.
Workstation Mobile Cobot Workstations
Integrated welded bases with robot mounting, compact fixture areas and released cable or accessory interfaces.
- Structure Plate, tube and formed sheet
- Interface Robot and fixture datums
- Boundary Integrator validation
Position and Level Caster-Leveling Base Frames
Reinforced base frames built around specified caster plates, retractable wheels or separate leveling feet.
- Mobility Released caster system
- Setup Leveling-foot interfaces
- Inspection Base and top datums
Equipment Storage Controller Storage Bases
Mobile pedestals with drawing-defined controller bays, removable covers and protected cable routing features.
- Access Service-side panels
- Routing Specified cable openings
- Ventilation Integrator-defined features
Deployable Outrigger-Supported Cobot Bases
Base weldments with released folding or removable outrigger brackets for a larger parked support footprint.
- Support Drawing-defined outriggers
- Locking Released mechanical hardware
- Approval Responsible-engineer scope
03 / Technical Capabilities
Typical Cobot Mobile Base Manufacturing Scope
| Materials | Carbon steel plate and tube, stainless steel or aluminum where specified by the released drawing |
|---|---|
| Fabrication | Laser cutting, machining, bending, MIG/TIG welding, hardware insertion, surface finishing and mechanical assembly |
| Critical interfaces | Robot mounting datum, top plate, fixture points, caster plates, leveling feet, outrigger mounts and controller envelope |
| Inspection | Functional datum report, mounting-pattern check, free-state or released restrained flatness check and hardware trial fit |
| Options | Removable side panels, handles, cable brackets, controller shelves, tool drawers, bumpers and transport tie-down features |
| Supply boundary | Released mechanical base and specified hardware; integrator owns loads, stability, mobility controls, safeguarding, installation and final validation |
04 / Manufacturing Process
From Integrator Layout to Mobile Base Packout
01
Interface Review
Confirm released robot, fixture, controller, caster, leveling and outrigger interfaces plus access and transport envelopes.
02
Load-Path DFM
Review how the approved top and support reactions pass through plates, tubes, gussets and hardware mounts.
03
Fixture and Datum Plan
Locate the weldment from functional base and top references while allowing controlled weld shrinkage.
04
Fabrication
Cut, form, fixture weld and machine the released frame, covers, shelves and mounting plates.
05
First-Article Inspection
Verify robot and floor interfaces, hardware fit, panel access and drawing-defined geometry in the released condition.
06
Finish and Packout
Protect functional surfaces and pack the base, panels and specified hardware by workstation revision.
05 / Why It Matters
Why a Mobile Cobot Base Needs Controlled Interfaces
Mobility adds transport, setup and service states to the normal robot mounting problem. The finished base must match the released design in each state without implying that fabrication alone validates stability or safety.
Robot Datum
The top mounting plane and hole pattern must relate to the deployed support datum, not only to cosmetic covers.
Hardware Access
Caster, foot and outrigger fasteners need installation and inspection access after panels and equipment are fitted.
Cable Protection
Released cable routes should avoid wheel paths, leveling hardware, sharp edges and moving deployment features.
Revision Control
Similar bases may carry different robots, controllers, fixtures or hardware sets and must stay separated by revision.
Customer Project
Cobot Mobile Base: Lower Battery Position and Quick Access
Materials, fabrication decisions and results for an anonymous customer project.
Component reference image
The Customer Challenge
A high center of gravity caused forward tipping during emergency stops. Battery replacement was difficult and covers interfered with internal components.
Project Measurements & Details
≤150 mmCenter-of-gravity height
≤1 minuteBattery replacement
≥8 hoursOperating duration
Results apply to the project configuration described on the linked page.
Read the Customer Project → 07 / Why Choose Us
Why Automation Integrators Source Cobot Bases from DRAmetal
01
Mixed fabrication in one package
Plate, tube, formed covers, machined interfaces and installed hardware can be coordinated as one released assembly.
02
Functional-datum inspection
Robot, fixture and support interfaces drive the agreed first-article checks.
03
Service-focused DFM
Reviews consider panel removal, fastener tools, controller access and replacement of mobility hardware.
04
Revision-based packout
Frames, panels and hardware can be identified and packed by workstation and released revision.
08 / Related
Related Fabricated Products
09 / FAQ
Cobot Mobile Base FAQ
Can you manufacture a custom cobot mobile base?
Yes. We manufacture build-to-print base frames, covers, shelves and hardware interfaces from released drawings and an agreed inspection plan.
Do you select the casters, leveling feet or outriggers?
Not by default. The integrator or responsible engineer should select and validate those components. We manufacture their released mounting interfaces and can install specified hardware.
Can the robot mounting plate be machined after welding?
Yes, when specified. The drawing should define machining stock, functional datums, hole requirements and the inspection support condition.
Do you certify mobile-base stability or cobot safety?
No. DRAmetal supplies build-to-print mechanical metalwork. Stability, robot motion, safeguarding and final machine validation remain with the responsible engineering and integration teams.
What should a cobot mobile base RFQ include?
Send the base model and drawings, robot and fixture interfaces, engineer-approved loads, caster and leveling hardware, datums, tolerances, finish, inspection scope, quantities and target delivery.
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Built to Your Released Interfaces?
Send the base drawings, robot and fixture datums, approved loads, hardware schedule, material, finish, inspection requirements, quantities and target delivery for a build-to-print review.