# Agile Robots SE acquires Thyssenkrupp's Automation Engineering unit

Agile Robots SE agreed to acquire Thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering from Thyssenkrupp Automotive Technology. The business will continue as Krause Automation, adding ~650 experts and 10 locations across Europe and North America.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-12-16
- Jobs: 650
- Status: announced
- Products: industrial automation solutions, plant engineering
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Thyssenkrupp](https://endata.com/companies/833.md) (target)
- [Agile Robots](https://endata.com/companies/17520.md) (acquirer)
- [thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/79332.md) (target)

## Sources

- [ssw.solutions](https://ssw.solutions/en/agile-robots-thyssenkrupp-automation-acquisition/), 2025-12-16: "Agile Robots strengthens its position in next‑generation industrial automation by combining AI‑driven robotics with established plant‑engineering excellence."
- [roboticsindustrymonthly.com](https://roboticsindustrymonthly.com/agile-robots-acquires-thyssenkrupp-automation-engineering/), 2025-12-28: "Now is the right time to combine AI, robotics, and industrial expertise."
- [roboticsindustrymonthly.com](https://roboticsindustrymonthly.com/category/ma-and-partnerships/page/2/), 2026-01-03: "Agile Robots, global industry experts in AI-enabled robotics and industrial automation, have announced plans to acquire assets of thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering in Europe and North America."

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