KUKA Introduces KUKA Marketplace and KUKA Connect

The KUKA Marketplace allows customers to purchase and browse new KUKA products while providing user guides and videos for additional information.

February 9, 2017 - AUSTIN, Texas / AUGSBURG, Germany - KUKA - one of the worlds leading suppliers of intelligent automation solutions - today announced its all-new KUKA Marketplace (shop.kuka.com) to provide a digitized and optimal customer experience.


The KUKA Marketplace allows customers to purchase and browse new KUKA products while providing user guides and videos for additional information. For initial launch, the first products available for purchase through the KUKAMarketplace are KUKA Connect and KUKA College Training courses. Additional KUKA products and services will be made available for customers to shop on demandin the near future.

"The launch of the new KUKA Marketplace marks a major step towards KUKAs ambitious plans to deliver new sets of services and applications that better fulfill global customer demands," said David Fuller, Chief Technology Officer at KUKA Roboter GmbH. "As KUKAs products portfolio continues to grow, a digital commerce platform is vital for offering customers an intuitive experienceand full visibility into new offerings."

Focused on digital business transformation, the KUKA Marketplace allows customers to acquire KUKAs newest zero-touch IoT solution for smart manufacturing - KUKA Connect.

KUKA Connect is a cloud-based software platform that provides users access and analytics of their KUKA robots at any time and on any device. With KUKA Connect, customers are able to bring products to market faster, adapt to regulatory requirements, increase efficiency, and most importantly, rapidly innovate.

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