Festo sells pneumatic and electric grippers, including HPPH, HPSX and EHMD, as robotic end-effectors for industrial automation and handling customers.
Festo is a German automation-components maker (EUR 3.85B in 2024, targeting EUR 4B in 2026) and a top-3 global pneumatics player (15-18% share) with a 33,000-item catalog, shifting its portfolio from pneumatic toward electric automation. It launched GripperAI software (February 2026) for AI picking on fulfillment robots without custom programming, fed by its Bionic Learning Network R&D. It is family-owned, investing 7-8% of turnover in R&D.
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Festo sells pneumatic and electric grippers, including HPPH, HPSX and EHMD, as robotic end-effectors for industrial automation and handling customers. Festo is a German automation-components maker (EUR 3.85B in 2024, targeting EUR 4B in 2026) and a top-3 global pneumatics player (15-18% share) with a 33,000-item catalog, shifting its portfolio from pneumatic toward electric automation. It launched GripperAI software (February 2026) for AI picking on fulfillment robots without custom programming, fed by its Bionic Learning Network R&D. It is fami
Festo ranks 19 of 100 on the Robotics 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 88 out of 100, in Manipulation & end-effectors (Components). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.
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Festo is based in Esslingen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Stage: Established.
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