# Midea Group x KUKA (Acquisition/Ownership): partnership

Canonical ID: `141ddd85-2a94-49b0-8f76-bce9898ac7fe`

Midea Group (China) acquired majority ownership of KUKA AG (Augsburg, Germany) in 2017 for approximately €4.5 billion. KUKA's 2025 robotics revenue is estimated at .8 billion. The acquisition gave Midea access to industrial robotics technology while KUKA retained its German engineering base.

- **Type:** investment
- **Status:** active
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Parties (2)

- [KUKA AG](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/kuka.md) co developer
- Midea Group _(off-registry)_ investor partner

## Timeline

- **Announced:** 2017-01-01

## Sources (1)

1. https://yihailasers.com/industrial-robot-manufacturers/


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