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KUKA acquires Swisslog
KUKA AG completed a public tender offer to acquire Swisslog Holding AG, merging Swisslog with a KUKA subsidiary by July 2015. Swisslog was delisted from the SIX Swiss Exchange and became part of the KUKA Group, a Chinese-owned robotics and automation supplier.
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- investment
- Status
- Concludedoperating
- Announced
- 2014-09-2412 years ago
- Active for
- 12 years
Who’s involved
German industrial robot manufacturer and one of the global Big Four robot makers. Acquired by China's [Midea group](/companies/midea-group) in 2016. Produces 6-axis articulated robots, quenching robots, and the KR QUANTEC series for automotive and industrial applications. The 1981 Kenji Urada fatality at a Kawasaki plant — Japan's first robot-related death — involved a Kawasaki industrial robot, underscoring these manufacturers' long safety history.
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Swisslog is a Swiss warehouse automation and hospital logistics company headquartered in Buchs, Switzerland. A subsidiary of [KUKA](https://www.kuka.com), it designs automated material handling systems, AGVs, and robotic pharmacy automation for distribution centers and healthcare facilities worldwide. Its healthcare division, Swisslog Healthcare, manufactures the [PillPick](/models/swisslog-pillpick) automated medication packaging system and TransLogic pneumatic tube transport systems deployed in over 3,000 hospitals globally.
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