Home /Institutes /KUKA — Robotics R&D
🔬 Corporate#89 Augsburg, Germany· Est. 1898

KUKA — Robotics R&D

European industrial robot leader, now owned by Midea Group (China). KUKA created the LBR iiwa cobot — the world's first truly collaborative robot — and KR AGILUS series used in aerospace and electronics.

industrial robotscollaborative robotsautomotive automationsoftware platforms

Notable achievements

LBR iiwa (first cobot, now sold as Kuka), KR AGILUS, KUKA System Software (KSS), automotive leadership, Midea acquisition (2016, $5B).

Notable work

LBR iiwaKR AGILUSKMR AMR