Illumina Illumina NovaSeq XvsKUKA KMR iiwa
Side-by-side comparison of Illumina Illumina NovaSeq X and KUKA KMR iiwa: specs, price, use cases and SDKs.

Illumina
Illumina NovaSeq X
Production scale, ultra-high-throughput sequencers for advanced genomic applications.
From
$985,000

KUKA
KMR iiwa
Mobile manipulator: cobot arm + AMR base for flexible factories
From
$175,000
Specifications
| Spec | Illumina NovaSeq X | KMR iiwa |
|---|---|---|
| Price (USD) | $985,000 | $175,000 |
| Category | industrial | industrial |
| Payload | null kg | 14 kg |
| Runtime | 14 h | 8 h |
| Speed | null m/s | 1 m/s |
| Weight | 532 kg | 700 kg |
| Reach | — | 800mm (arm) |
| Degrees of Freedom | null | 7 |
Shared use cases
No shared use cases
Only on Illumina NovaSeq X
- Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS)
- Transcriptome Sequencing (RNA-Seq)
- Epigenomics
- Metagenomics
- Single-cell analysis
- Exome sequencing
- Circulating tumor DNA sequencing
Only on KMR iiwa
- Flexible automotive assembly
- Electronics line replenishment
- Lab automation
- Inter-cell logistics
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