# KR AGILUS at BMW factories worldwide: deployment

Canonical ID: `7781588c-8a9b-4d84-9592-f34ea01460cf`

KUKA and BMW signed framework agreement for supply of ~5,000 robots for new production lines and factories worldwide. One of the largest single robot orders in automotive history.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** kuka-bmw-5000-robots-global
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [KR AGILUS](/models/kr-agilus.md) (id: `ce283602-21e2-4059-9e79-d47cf9881d11`)
- **Category:** [Industrial Robots](/industrial-robots)
- **Company:** [KUKA Industrial](/companies/kuka-industrial.md) (id: `8eed1be3-ccff-4061-9872-708c079a0b76`)
- **Location:** [BMW factories worldwide](/locations/bmw-factories-worldwide.md) (id: `f6bebb85-e9c4-4cc2-8123-c15c47a030b6`)
- **First seen:** 2020-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.kuka.com/en-us/company/press/news/2020/03/major-order-bmw

## Common questions

### What is the KR AGILUS deployment at BMW factories worldwide?

KR AGILUS, built by KUKA Industrial, is recorded as a deployment at BMW factories worldwide on the DEPLOY registry. KUKA Industrial operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates KR AGILUS at BMW factories worldwide?

KUKA Industrial, the manufacturer of KR AGILUS, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the KR AGILUS deployment at BMW factories worldwide go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting March 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the KR AGILUS deployment at BMW factories worldwide?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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