KUKA is a German manufacturer of industrial robots and systems for factory automation.
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KUKA Systems GmbH, a division of KUKA, is a supplier of engineering services and automated manufacturing systems, with around 3,900 employees in twelve countries globally.
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The name KUKA came into being in the same year through the company's name at that time “Keller und Knappich Augsburg”.
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In 1956, KUKA manufactured the first automatic welding system for refrigerators and washing machines and supplied the first multi-spot welding line to Volkswagen AG.
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KUKA is a member of the Robotics Industries Association, of the International Federation of Robotics and the German engineering association VDMA.
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KUKA launched the KUKA RoboScan with remote laser welding head in 2003.
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Since 2006, KUKA Systems is operating its own bodyshell factory in Toledo, Ohio, and produces the bodywork for the Jeep Wrangler by Chrysler.
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In 2010, KUKA presented a newly developed standardized cell concept for welding machines, KUKA flexibleCUBE.
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Software comprises two elements running simultaneously - the user interface and program storage, which is run on Windows 95 for KRC1 and early KRC2 controllers, Windows XP Embedded for KRC2 controllers, and Windows 7 Embedded for KRC4 controllers, as well as VxWin, a KUKA-modified version of the VxWorks real-time OS for program control and motion planning, which communicates to the MFC.
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KUKA Systems supplied the TIG welding cell for the upper stage of the Ariane 5 launcher-rocket.
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KUKA provides apparatuses appliances for the construction of aircraft structural elements.
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KUKA Systems offers solutions for every step of the photovoltaic module production - from brick-sawing to cell handling and cross-tie soldering to framing and packaging of modules.
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KUKA Systems represents itself in various other industrial sectors as well.
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In 2001, KUKA formed a partnership with RoboCoaster Ltd to develop the world's first passenger-carrying industrial robot.
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