KUKA stages automatica 2025 under the motto 'Making automation easier'

2025-05-13

Automation and robotics are considered complex. KUKA proves the opposite at automatica 2025. "Our vision is to develop automation solutions that are so user-friendly and intuitive that they significantly simplify our customers’ work across an ever-growing range of applications”, says Reinhold Gross, CEO of KUKA's Robotics division.

The innovations that KUKA will be presenting in the Munich exhibition halls from 24 to 27 June pay tribute to this: an operating system including software packages and control hardware for the entire robotics portfolio, a digitalized and self-explanatory purchasing process, AI-supported programming, mobile platforms as well as software and hardware products for the automation of intralogistics, automotive with a focus on e-mobility, battery & electronics.

KUKA rolls out new operating system across entire portfolio

The new KUKA robot operating system iiQKA.OS2 , the associated engineering suite iiQWorks and the new KR C5 controller for iiQKA.OS2 will be the focus at automatica 2025. iiQKA.OS2 combines the best of two worlds – the proven core of the KUKA System Software (KSS) and the modern user interface with modular safety – and thus meets important automation requirements.

Making automation easier: Under this motto, KUKA presents how access to robotics and automation isbecoming ever easier. © KUKA Group

The new operating system will initially be available for small robots in 2025 and will then be gradually rolled out to the entire robot portfolio. At KUKA, it is not only the software portfolio that is growing, but also the hardware range: New to the portfolio is the KR TITAN ultra, which will be presented for the first time at automatica with a payload capacity of up to 1500 kg

Artificial intelligence and software: KUKA digitizes the industry

KUKA is pursuing two goals with the use of artificial intelligence (AI): To automate internal processes and to incorporate AI into innovations in a meaningful way. In Munich, the automation company is demonstrating how AI can simplify the programming of robots in the future. Here too, the aim is to make access to automation as easy as possible for customers.

The use of AI will help to make automation more accessible. © KUKA Group

Digital products and services for intelligently networked, future-proof production are becoming increasingly important. In addition to robot-related software products that focus on the optimum performance of KUKA robots, hardware-independent offerings are required for the end-to-end digitalization of the industry. KUKA Digital takes care of this. The digital segment was founded in 2024 and unites the software specialists mosaixx, Visual Components and Device Insight, which will also be present at automatica 2025.

KUKA Group is the top dog of automation in Munich's halls

Anyone walking through the halls at automatica will not be able to avoid the KUKA Group: Swisslog presents SynQ , the future-proof software that can be seamlessly integrated into warehouse systems, in the 'KUKA Dome' of KUKA's system engineering division visitors can experience complete 3D system solutions in 360°, and KUKA robots can be found not only at KUKA's main stand, but also at numerous partner stands showing which tasks can now be automated with the support of robots.

With mosaixx and Visual Components, two more companies from KUKA Digital will be represented in Munich. mosaixx will be celebrating the major product launch of its Software-as-a-Service platform of the same name at automatica 2025. Visual Components, the Finnish 3D manufacturing simulation and robot offline programming software provider, will be presenting version 5.0 of its platform during the show.

You will find the KUKA Group booth incl. KUKA Robotics, Swisslog, KUKA Digital and Device Insight in Hall A4, Stand 231.
You will find the KUKA Dome in Hall A4, Stand 435.
You will find the mosaixx booth incl. Autodesk, Daussault Systèmes, Visual Components and AWS in Hall B5, Stand 510.
You will find the Visual Components stand in Hall B5, booth 402.