# Agile Robots acquires thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering

Agile Robots, a Chinese robotics company, has acquired thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering (tkAE), a European automation integrator specializing in automotive body-in-white, battery, and final assembly systems.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-10-24
- Where: Germany
- Jobs: 650
- Status: announced
- Products: intelligent robotics, industrial automation systems, body-in-white systems, battery assembly systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Agile Robots](https://endata.com/companies/17520.md) (acquirer)
- [thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/79332.md) (target)

## Sources

- [robottoday.com](https://robottoday.com/article/agile-robots-acquires-thyssenkrupp-automation-engineering-tk-ae), 2025-10-24: "By integrating tkAE's world-class automation know-how with Agile's Physical AI technologies, we are creating a new generation of intelligent manufacturing."
- [agile-robots.com](https://www.agile-robots.com/en/news/detail/agile-robots-acquires-thyssenkrupp-automation-engineering-physical-ai-as-a-catalyst-for-industrial-transformation/), 2025-11-24: "Now is the right time to combine AI, robotics, and industrial expertise."
- [ingenieur.de](https://www.ingenieur.de/technik/fachbereiche/automation/agile-robots-schluckt-thyssenkrupp-automation-engineering/), 2025-11-24: "Jetzt ist der richtige Zeitpunkt, KI, Robotik und industrielles Know-how zu bündeln."
- [marck.eu](https://www.marck.eu/en/news/marck-advises-agile-robots-se-on-the-acquisition-of-thyssenkrupp-automation-engineering), 2025-12-03: "Through this acquisition, Agile Robots plans to further strengthen its market position in next-generation smart automation solutions and is tapping into new growth markets."

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