KUKA

German industrial-robot maker owned by China's Midea Group; supplies industrial, collaborative and mobile robots

Division of Midea Group · Shipping · Robotics leader · Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany · Founded 1898 · kuka.com

Part of Midea Group.

Shown as a German company because it is headquartered in Augsburg, although its owner, Midea Group, is Chinese. Market capitalization shown is for Midea Group as a whole, not KUKA alone.

Profile

KUKA is one of the world's best-known industrial-robot makers, based in Augsburg, Germany. It is owned by Midea Group, which is listed in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Christoph Schell, previously Intel's chief commercial officer, became CEO in July 2025.

People

• CS
  Christoph Schell

  Chief Executive Officer

  Took over from Peter Mohnen on July 1, 2025.

Source: Christoph Schell Appointed CEO of KUKA Group (KUKA) · As of Oct 8, 2026. X handles are shown only when we could confirm they belong to the person.

Flagship robots

• KUKA industrial and collaborative robots Industrial robot
  Robot arms, controllers and software for factory automation
• KUKA autonomous mobile robots Autonomous machines
  Driverless mobile robots for intralogistics and production

Market & financials

Competitors

Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.

• ABB Robotics

  Direct competitor

  CHRobotics leader

  Both sell industrial robot arms to factories worldwide: ABB Robotics makes industrial robots and is being acquired by SoftBank, while KUKA makes industrial robots and is owned by China's Midea.

  Sources (2)

  • KUKA (company website)
  • ABB to divest Robotics division to SoftBank Group (ABB)

• FANUC

  Direct competitor

  JPRobotics leader

  Both sell industrial robot arms to factories worldwide: FANUC is the world's largest industrial-robot maker and also sells cobots, while KUKA makes industrial robots and is owned by China's Midea.

  Sources (2)

  • KUKA (company website)
  • FANUC (company website)

• Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Robotics)

  Direct competitor

  JPHumanoid OEM

  Both sell industrial robot arms to factories worldwide: Kawasaki Heavy Industries makes industrial robots and is developing the Kaleido humanoid for factory use around 2030, while KUKA makes industrial robots and is owned by China's Midea.

  Sources (2)

  • KUKA (company website)
  • The current goals of Kaleido 9 as a humanoid robot (Kawasaki Robotics)

Recent news

• Apr 30, 2025 — KUKA names Christoph Schell as CEO, succeeding Peter Mohnen from July 1, 2025 KUKA

Suppliers

• Qualcomm — Dragonwing IQ10 robotics platform (up to 700 sparse INT8 TOPS)

Sources

• Christoph Schell Appointed CEO of KUKA Group (KUKA) (Apr 30, 2025)
• beyond automation: KUKA Annual Report 2025 (Oct 9, 2026)
• Press Release KUKA Financial Figures 2024 (KUKA) (Apr 30, 2025)

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