Schunk

Lauffen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · Robotics · Components / Manipulation & end-effectors · Humanoids · Components / Manipulation · Established · schunk.com

SCHUNK is a major supplier of robotic gripping, clamping and workholding technology used for industrial automation and robot manipulation.

Positioning

Schunk is a German family-owned world leader in industrial grippers and clamping (3,900 employees across 50+ countries) and the anchor of the industrial-gripper segment; its SVH five-finger hand is the most established commercial dexterous hand, and its EGU electric gripper integrates with UR, KUKA, FANUC, ABB, and Yaskawa. Current revenue is stale (EUR 515M as of 2019, no newer figure found) and the gripper-segment split is undisclosed.

Latest signals

  • Wandelbots, SCHUNK, and EY partnered to scale Physical AI in European manufacturing using NVIDIA technology.Wandelbots
  • Robert Bosch Robotics set a factory-automation task-success KPI of 99.x%.humanoid.guide
  • SCHUNK introduced the GROW automation cell as a standardized physical-AI production system.NVIDIA blogs
  • SCHUNK Japan will hold an online seminar on selecting SCHUNK grippers on April 22, 2026.Automation News Japan
  • The International Federation of Robotics named 11 women shaping robotics in 2026.The Robot Report

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Facts, with sources

  • Wandelbots, SCHUNK, and EY partnered to scale Physical AI in European manufacturing using NVIDIA technologyPartnership · Wandelbots
  • [object Object]Revenue band · Schunk
  • Established a foundation for humanoid robotics and AI with Offenburg University of Applied Sciences and BURGER GROUPPartnership · Schunk
  • Introduced the GROW automation cell as a standardized physical-AI production systemProduct launch · NVIDIA blogs

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Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment10
Production8
Commercials8
Progress7
Technology8
Positioning10
Firepower8
Leverage8

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Peers in Manipulation & end-effectors

19Festo · 88

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Questions this page answers

What does Schunk do?

SCHUNK is a major supplier of robotic gripping, clamping and workholding technology used for industrial automation and robot manipulation. Schunk is a German family-owned world leader in industrial grippers and clamping (3,900 employees across 50+ countries) and the anchor of the industrial-gripper segment; its SVH five-finger hand is the most established commercial dexterous hand, and its EGU electric gripper integrates with UR, KUKA, FANUC, ABB, and Yaskawa. Current revenue is stale (EUR 515M as of 2019, no newer figure found) and

Where does Schunk rank in robotics?

Schunk ranks 31 of 100 on the Robotics 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 85 out of 100, in Manipulation & end-effectors (Components). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are Schunk's peers in Manipulation & end-effectors?

Festo (rank 19).

Where is Schunk based and when was it founded?

Schunk is based in Lauffen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Stage: Established.

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