# Bosch Australia orders 144 KUKA robots for Ellume's COVID-19 test production

Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions has ordered 144 KUKA KR AGILUS robots for Ellume's expansion of automated production lines for COVID-19 rapid diagnostic tests. The project includes 27 assembly lines across plants in Brisbane, Australia and Frederick, Maryland, USA.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-05-03
- Where: Brisbane, Australia
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 9 parts per second
- Products: COVID-19 rapid diagnostic tests, KR AGILUS robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [KUKA](https://endata.com/companies/3695.md) (supplier)
- [Ellume](https://endata.com/companies/52936.md) (partner)
- [Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/62455.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [presse-blog.com](https://www.presse-blog.com/2022/05/03/production-line-for-covid-19-diagnostic-tests-bosch-australia-orders-144-kuka-robots-for-ellume/), 2022-05-03: "The 144 KUKA robots ordered for this purpose are from the KR AGILUS series and are designed for maximum operating speeds – crucial for the Ellume project, which has a capacity of nine parts per second."

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