KUKA AG, industrial robots, controllers and software, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany

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Boeing and KUKA Robotics
August 3, 2015

How KUKA Robotics are being used to build the Boeing 777

 

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KUKA Coaster: the new generation of robot-based amusement ride

Published on Feb 2, 2016

Have a look at the KUKA Coaster, the innovative ride with rapid acceleration, wild rotations and amazing inverted figures. As the first robot licensed to carry passengers, KUKA Coaster ensures your safety while guarantees a lot of fun and surprise.

 

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KUKA @ ICRA 2016 - World’s Largest Robotics Research Conference

Published on May 18, 2016

We’re at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden, this week presenting three innovative corporate research projects at the world's largest robotics conference. Each year ICRA offers researchers from across the globe a platform to present innovative solutions and KUKA is a key sponsor of the conference, lending support to the international robotics research community and helping to drive innovation in the industry.

This year our booth includes demonstrations in Machine Learning, making access to robotics easier for educational institutions, and helping to increase energy efficiency and optimize robotic energy consumption in collaboration with researchers. Come along and get a virtual tour of the booth and what innovation means to KUKA in this overview movie!

 

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KUKA & Swisslog at CeMAT 2016 edit

Published on Jul 12, 2016

KUKA and Swisslog showcase new technology for automated warehousing solutions and the factory of the future at CeMat 2016 in Melbourne Australia

 

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Car workers and robots work hand-in-hand

Published on Jul 14, 2016

Ford is among the first auto makers in the world where car workers literally buddy up and work hand-in-hand together on the assembly line.

 

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Article "Midea now owns 85.69% of KUKA’s shares"

by Frank Tobe
July 21, 2016

Midea Group

 

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Advanced robotic bin picking from Boll Automation and KR QUANTEC

Published on Aug 1, 2016

Boll Automation has developed an automation solution for the leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, Daimler AG. In it, a KUKA KR QUANTEC robot cooperates with the Binspect® vision system from Boll Automation in a bin picking system to optimize the unloading of tubes for the production of axles.

The process in the bin picking system begins with the scanning of a newly delivered bin. The result is simulated on the monitor and the collision-free path of the robot is planned within tenths of a second. The robot then removes the tube that is easiest to access from the bin using the magnetic gripper and sets the tube down at the inspection station. Here, the station identifies the type of tube and signals the robot to set it down on the carrier. If a tube of the wrong type is detected, the incorrect tube is offloaded via a reject rack. Once the last tube has been removed from the bin, the Binspect® vision system from Boll Automation automatically moves to the next full bin in order to continue unloading tubes without interruption. At the same time, the empty bin can be exchanged for a full bin during operation in order to avoid downtimes. In addition, the next step of the process chain seamlessly follows on from the unloading process.

 

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Gigantic Plastic Pipes Milled with KUKA Robots in the UK

Published on Sep 5, 2016

KUKA partner Eugen Riexinger GmbH & Co. KG has developed a fully integrated, automated solution for the milling of huge plastic pipes using KUKA KR QUANTEC robots with other equipment, and put this solution into operation at its customer's production facility in Wales for milling Weholite pipes measuring up to 3.5 meters in diameter.

Plastic components, for example for underground pipelines, are a specialty of the Finnish company Uponor Infra. With its product Weholite, the company has developed a patented solution for manufacturing plastic pipes several meters in length and up to 3.5 meters in diameter. These oversized pipes are used for such applications as gravity-based drainage systems, dewatering, subterranean canals, retaining basin systems and low-pressure applications.

Weholite pipes boast all of the technical advantages of full-wall PE pipes, but are lighter, react flexibly to earth movements, and can be more quickly and easily installed thanks to the high degree of prefabrication. Eugen Riexinger GmbH & Co. KG in Bad Liebenzell has developed a fully integrated, automated solution for the milling of the huge pipes at the factory of Weholite licensee Asset International Ltd. in Newport, South Wales. For this purpose, KUKA supplied not only the KUKA 120 R2700 extra HA robot, but also the KL 1500-3 T linear unit, two MG 360 KUKA servomotors for the external rotational axis and the KUKA CNC controller. “This is our pilot project for robot-based automation,” explains Graham Bennett, Operation Manager at Asset International.

 

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Robots, the Cloud and Artificial Intelligence | KUKA @ SXSW 2017

Published on Apr 18, 2017

KUKA's Austin, Texas-based software development team for web, mobile and cloud technology was recently at the internationally-renowned festival of arts and technology, SXSW, with a focus on what it means to connect robots to the cloud and harness the power in their data to make them "smarter" at what they do. In particular, for industrial robots working in factory environments, using this data to optimize operation, spot potential service issues before they arise, and feed deep learning processes is one of the foundations for the smart factories of the future.

 

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KUKA robot bottle flip challenge - Machine learning in practice

Published on Apr 19, 2017

At the recent SXSW 2017 KUKA showed of a robot that can successfully complete the bottle flipping challenge with 90-95% accuracy. But it's not just a fun demo, it's a test bed for machine learning and optimization of complex processes harnessing large sets of data to help a robot get better at something by itself.

 

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KUKA Smart Factory 2017 | Overview and walkthrough

Published on Apr 27, 2017

At Hannover Messe 2017 KUKA opens the next chapter of Industrie 4.0 as we present the largest networked smart factory demonstration in our history under the slogan "Hello Industrie 4.0_we connect you."

Individualized products created in our smart factory

We hope you'll remember this year's KUKA booth (Hall 17) for a long time to come thanks to the individually customized souvenirs produced on-demand for each visitor in our operational smart factory. It is a demonstration of how mass-produced, individualized products can be realized with today’s digitally networked manufacturing processes. While software and robots interact in the factory, humans can maintain control and awareness thanks to cloud-based communication – for example, tracking and influencing production progress via smartphones.

This movie is an overview and walkthrough of the entire smart factory in the KUKA booth at Hannover Messe 2017

 

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Article "Germany’s Kuka plans move into world of personal assistant robots"
Industrial robotics maker will team up with Chinese parent Midea

by Patrick McGee
June 18, 2017

 

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KR QUANTEC: our champion goes digital

Published on Apr 11, 2019

 

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Technical introduction to the new KUKA IONTEC robot

Apr 28, 2020

Steve Hudson, Head of Customer Service UK & Ireland, introduces you to the new KUKA KR IONTEC. Whether on the floor, on the wall or inclined, the KR IONTEC combines compact design with the largest working envelope in its class for optimal use of space with a small footprint. Let Steve show you just why the new KR IONTEC is the best industrial robot in the medium payload category.

 

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This fully automated robot cell produces 30 different components from batch size 1

Apr 30, 2020

The Austrian company ZIMM produces premium quality screw jack gearboxes. At the same time, it is upgrading its production environment. The company recently put a fully automated, modular manufacturing cell into operation. This was implemented by Vischer & Bolli and HBI Robotics and equipped with two KUKA robots. The cell reduces the workload on employees, increases productivity and improves the company’s competitiveness.

 

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KR IONTEC industrial robotic arm: highest output with a low total cost of ownership

May 20, 2020

With the KR IONTEC, you are opting for a highly flexible robot with the best work envelope in its class and a flexible mounting position for a wide range of applications in the 30 to 70-kilogram payload range.

 

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KR 4 AGILUS: Compact robot for the electronics industry

Jun 30, 2020

4 kilograms payload, 600 millimeters reach and flexible mounting position: the KR 4 AGILUS impresses with its ultra-compact, interference-free design in a wide range of electronics manufacturing applications, and works reliably and precisely even at high cycle times, for example when handling, measuring, or assembling electronic components.
kuka.com/kr-4-agilus

 

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Article "Robot Maker Kuka Eyes US, Asia as Europe Lags Behind on AI"

by Marilen Martin
April 8, 2026