{"city":"Augsburg","name":"KUKA","slug":"kuka","facts":[{"date":"2026-07-31","type":"deployment","value":"Automation Management Platform (AMP) deployed at KUKA Toledo Production Operations in Ohio","source":"The Robot Report"},{"date":"2026-07-01","type":"headcount","value":"3400","source":"The Robot Report"},{"date":"2026-07-01","type":"deployment","value":"AMP implementation to bring AI from pilots to real-world manufacturing at scale in the U.S. market","source":"The Robot Report"},{"date":"2026-05-31","type":"deployment","value":"KR Quantec Nano deployed in CNC tending cells with automated tool changers, probes, and 3D scanners for in-process measurement","source":"The Robot Report"},{"date":"2026-04-20","type":"partnership","value":"KUKA and Microsoft demonstrated robotics, cloud, and AI integration at Hannover Messe","source":"KUKA"},{"date":"2026-03-18","type":"partnership","value":"Integrating NVIDIA simulation tools into virtual commissioning systems with FANUC, ABB Robotics, and Yaskawa","source":"The Robot Report"}],"peers":[{"name":"FANUC","rank":6,"slug":"fanuc","score":"94"},{"name":"Yaskawa","rank":11,"slug":"yaskawa","score":"91"},{"name":"ABB Robotics","rank":18,"slug":"abb-robotics","score":"88"},{"name":"Delta Electronics","rank":22,"slug":"delta-electronics","score":"88"},{"name":"Universal Robots","rank":24,"slug":"universal-robots","score":"87"},{"name":"AGILE Robots","rank":32,"slug":"agile-robots","score":"85"}],"stage":"Established","state":"Bavaria","aliases":["KUKA AG"],"country":"Germany","domains":[{"why":"KUKA develops and supplies industrial robotic systems, including KR Quantec robots used in CNC tending cells and the iiQKA robotics ecosystem. Its core business is industrial automation and robotic production equipment.","list":"Robotics 100","rank":13,"tier":"member","layer":"Systems","total":91,"domain":"Robotics","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":10,"firepower":10,"commercial":10,"deployment":10,"production":10,"technology":8},"edition":"November 2026","segment":"Industrial arms & cobots"}],"founded":null,"signals":[{"date":"2026-10-20","header":"Boa Concept will integrate KUKA autonomous mobile robots into its offering","outlet":"L'Usine Nouvelle"},{"date":"2026-10-19","header":"KUKA launched AI-powered vision software for industrial robotics.","outlet":"RoboticsTomorrow"},{"date":"2026-10-19","header":"KUKA launched AI-powered vision software for industrial robotics.","outlet":"RoboticsTomorrow"},{"date":"2026-09-10","header":"Swisslog and the KUKA group reported an Ohio automotive plant operating 285 robots.","outlet":"humanoid.guide"},{"date":"2026-09-03","header":"Tsubaki Kabelschlepp’s Pull Back Unit actively retracts Robotrax cable carriers to reduce collision risks.","outlet":"IEEE Spectrum Robotics"},{"date":"2026-09-02","header":"KUKA Robotics became the first robotics manufacturer to achieve IEC 62443-4-2 Security Level 2 certification.","outlet":"RoboticsTomorrow"}],"website":"kuka.com","category":"Robotics · Systems","categories":[{"name":"Industrial arms & cobots","domain":"Robotics","parent":"Robotics · Systems"}],"last_round":null,"updated_at":"2026-10-25T23:17:49.578217+00:00","facts_total":19,"positioning":"KUKA is a German industrial-robot maker (Midea-owned, EUR 3.9B group revenue in 2025 including Swisslog) whose Shunde park in China is its largest robot production base (80,000+ cumulative), running a robots-build-robots line. Midea's robotics segment exceeded RMB 30bn (February 2025 statement), and its iisy cobot line extends the range. Segment splits below the group are not detailed.","sub_category":"Industrial arms & cobots","signals_total":30,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/kuka","title":"KUKA · robotics, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"KUKA develops and supplies industrial robotic systems, including KR Quantec robots used in CNC tending cells and the iiQKA robotics ecosystem. Its core business is industrial automation and robotic production equipment. Robotics 100 rank 13 (score 91) 30 signals and 19 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}