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KUKA KR QUANTEC at Germany

6-axis industrial robot family with 120 kg payload and 2701 mm reach for material handling and palletizing.

KUKA KR QUANTEC by KUKA AG · Operated by KUKA AG · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Industrial Robots

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KUKA KR QUANTEC robots are deployed at Volkswagen's Zwickau plant for automated body-shop and handling operations in support of electric vehicle production, which began in November 2019.

Key facts

Fleet
KUKA KR QUANTEC robots
Operator
Volkswagen Group
Use Case
Automated body-shop and handling operations for electric vehicle production
Start
November 2019

Safety record

No incidents on record for KUKA KR QUANTEC at Germany.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-10
Model
KUKA KR QUANTEC
Company
KUKA AG
Location
Germany
Operator
KUKA AG
Status
operational
Operator type
customer deployed
First seen
2019-11-01
ID
06966452-9b50-437e-b9ae-87bf4caf18af

Timeline

  1. Nov 2019
    First recorded
    KUKA KR QUANTEC first documented operating at Germany.
  2. Jul 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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KUKA KR QUANTEC operates in Germany. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (2)

  1. KUKA: Volkswagen: automated body-shop and handling for EV production · https://www.kuka.com/en-de/industries/automotive/volkswagen
  2. Volkswagen AG: Zwickau plant starts EV production with KUKA automation, Nov 2019 · https://www.volkswagenag.com/en/news/2019/11/zwickau-ev-factory-start.html
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: industrial_robot

Sources by quality tier

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Common questions

What is the KUKA KR QUANTEC deployment at Germany?
KUKA KR QUANTEC, built by KUKA AG, is recorded as a deployment at Germany on the DEPLOY registry. KUKA AG operates the deployment directly.
Who operates KUKA KR QUANTEC at Germany?
KUKA AG, the manufacturer of KUKA KR QUANTEC, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the KUKA KR QUANTEC deployment at Germany go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting November 1, 2019 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the KUKA KR QUANTEC deployment at Germany?
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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