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KUKA
Germany
Owned by China's Midea Group since 2016; ranks among the top two robot makers globally and top three in China, where it targets a leading position by end of 2026.
CountryDE
RegionEMEA
Segmentindustrial-robotics
Founded1,898
Headcount15,000
Key productsKUKA AMP open automation platform (GTC 2026), KR industrial robot series, Dual-arm mobile manipulation platform, iiQKA.OS
EMEA relevanceAugsburg-based KUKA, with 550,000+ robots installed worldwide, unveiled its Automation 2.0 strategy and the KUKA AMP platform at NVIDIA GTC 2026 to own the interface between AI models and factory hardware. It deliberately chose a wheeled dual-arm platform over legged humanoids for speed and safety on European shop floors.
Sources : KUKA (2026-03-17)Robotics and Automation News (2026-04-13)
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