It is the proverbial thorn in the side of UK manufacturing: the skills gap – a fundamental discrepancy between the skills that employers require in their employees, and the skills that job seekers have.

A conversation about buying a robot is just the beginning for any manufacturer considering automated processes.

As general contractor, KUKA was responsible for the AGV system integration in the entire body shop: from the development of the safety concept, through planning, engineering, simulation and project management. A milestone was set in the AGV supported production of vehicle bodies.

KUKA is supplying the Irish Louth & Meath Education and Training Board with a series of training robots for the new, state-of-the-art Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence (AMTCE). The center will be the largest vocational training facility of its kind in Europe.

A Munich therapy center uses a medical product with an integrated KUKA robot as a high-precision instrument in tumor treatment. The CyberKnife^® system of Accuray, a kind of virtual knife, is an alternative to conventional radiotherapy.

The winners of the KUKA Innovation Award 2020 have been announced: An Italian research team convinced the jury with its innovative concept for a non-invasive surgical procedure using state-of-the-art technology. The innovation award comes with a 20,000 euro prize.

With the KR CYBERTECH nano, KUKA presents a highly flexible multi-functional tool that deliverseven in the harshest environments.

The heart of every robot is its controller – and KUKA robots are receiving an impressive update in this area: future-compatible hardware and smart software ensure extremely efficient performance and maximum cost-effectiveness in the new controller for KUKA industrial robots KR C5.

The automotive industry is resolutely driving forward in the development of electromobility: Webasto, the automotive industry's global systems partner, is also entering the field of battery systems production. The production of battery packs for a European bus manufacturer has already started at the Webasto plant in Schierling in the Regensburg county, Bavaria. KUKA, the world's leading automation expert in the automotive industry, supplied the production system.

For several years now, KUKA robots have been an integral part of the production of plastic medical laboratory products at Ritter GmbH. Demand has risen due to the coronavirus pandemic. A further seven injection molding systems with KUKA robots are now being added at breakneck speed.​