As a leader in the field of industrial robotics, KUKA has a proven reputation for high quality, performance and reliability. With the systematic ongoing development of KUKA robot and control technology, KUKA Robots are established across an even broader spectrum of different markets.

It’s therefore timely to recap on some things you may, or may not know about KUKA Robotics

• KUKA, founded in 1898, developed the world’s first industrial robot with six electromotively driven axis in 1973
• KUKA later became the world’s first robot without parallelogram, opening up more possibilities to manufacturers and saving valuable floor space
• KUKA robots are all made in Augsburg Germany
• KUKA offer manufacturers KUKA College accredited training around the world, including Australia and New Zealand
• KUKA’s lowest payload robot is 5kg, while its largest has a staggering 1,300kg payload
• In 1999, KUKA released the world’s first robot with remote internet diagnostics
• KUKA becomes the first company to put humans in close contact with industrial robots with the launch of the first RoboCoaster in 2002
• KUKA robots supplied by Headland have a free 32 months warranty, not 12 months
• KUKA are one of the world’s largest robot companies, serving the 3 key industrial sectors of Automotive, Consumer and Manufacturing industries
• KUKA robots have been established in Australia since the late 1990s