# KUKA and Midea plan to increase R&D investment in Augsburg by 15% by 2025

KUKA and majority owner Midea Group defined a joint growth strategy to sharpen KUKA's role in robot-based automation by 2025, including increasing R&D investments in Augsburg by at least 15% from 2021 levels.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2021-11-23
- Where: Augsburg, Germany
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Products: robot-based automation, robotics, logistics solutions
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [KUKA](https://endata.com/companies/3695.md)
- [Midea](https://endata.com/companies/1678.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [kuka.com](https://www.kuka.com/en-us/company/press/news/2021/11/press-release-kuka-and-midea), 2021-11-23: "It is planned to increase investments in research and development in Augsburg from 2021 levels by at least 15% by 2025."

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