In the third quarter, KUKA was able to convince with the award of a major contract from a German premium car manufacturer. KUKA received an order from Mercedes-Benz for the engineering and construction, as well as the assembly and commissioning, […]
Author: Firma KUKA Aktiengesellschaft
Experience KUKA chocolate robots live at Zotter
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The world’s first chocolate and praline robot from KUKA is located at Zotter in Riegersburg The theme park at the Zotter chocolate factory of Managing Director Josef Zotter receives more than 270,000 visitors per year. Since March 2019, this world of […]
How the Combination of Artificial Intelligence and IoT makes the Smart Factory a Reality
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Part 4 of the digital press conference series “Join us for a coffee…” took a look into the future of manufacturing and showed how industrial companies can increase efficiency, product quality and revenue by linking artificial intelligence and the Internet […]
KUKA receives major order for body-in-white production of the ID. BUZZ from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is focusing on electromobility and with the ID. BUZZ brings its classic, the Bulli, to the road as a fully electric version. KUKA is responsible for the planning, delivery, assembly and commissioning of a fully automated body […]
High-intensity focused ultrasound surgery with robotics
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The winners of the KUKA Innovation Award 2020 have been announced: An Italian research team convinced the jury with its innovative concept for a non-invasive surgical procedure using state-ofthe- art technology. The innovation award comes with a 20,000 euro prize. […]
One of the largest single orders for an educational institution – KUKA supplies the Czech Technical University in Prague
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Based on very positive experiences in their shared past, the Czech Technical University in Prague is expanding its range of KUKA robots. The order is the highest institutional investment in robot technology in Eastern Europe to date. The Czech Technical […]
Signs of recovery after COVID-19 shutdown: orders received increase in the third quarter
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Following the downturn due to COVID-19, positive developments between July and September. Orders received in third quarter 20.4% higher year-on-year. Book-to-bill ratio at 1.09 (Q3/19: 0.75). CEO Peter Mohnen: “KUKA has performed convincingly despite extremely difficult market conditions, but challenging months lie ahead […]
State-of-the-art training and continuing education: KUKA opens new education center at headquarters in Augsburg
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Kick-off for training of the future: KUKA has officially inaugurated its new education center. In a modern concept, the Augsburg-based company has united the areas of apprenticeship, training as well as personnel and further development on approximately 8,000 m2. Due […]
Major order from Korea: KUKA to deliver 185 robots to automotive supplier SEOJIN Industrial
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On account of the positive experience gained in previous cooperation, Korean automotive supplier SEOJIN Industrial, which manufactures for Hyundai and Kia, among others, has placed a major order with KUKA: 185 KUKA robots, mainly from the KR QUANTEC series, will […]
Interim Report First Half Year 2020
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KUKA is feeling the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the global economic crisis Customers are delaying investments and postponing planned orders Orders received, sales revenues and EBIT significantly below previous year’s level KUKA CEO Peter Mohnen: “Our focus is […]