The State of Bavaria is investing EUR 15 million in the KI.FABRIK project at the Technical University of Munich to develop a prototype AI-based factory by 2030, with a consortium including BMW, Franka Emika, Linde Material Handling, Reactive Robotics, TQ-Systems and Wittenstein.
Systems integrator Voith Robotics announced a new partnership with Universal Robots, replacing its previous collaboration with Franka Emika. Franka Emika is no longer a shareholder in Voith Robotics, though Voith Group retains shares in Franka Emika.
Voith and Franka Emika established a joint venture called Voith Robotics, headquartered in Munich, to supply robot-assisted automation solutions globally. Voith also took a direct stake in Franka Emika.
Agile Robots, a Munich-based robotics solutions provider, has acquired Franka Emika, a Munich-based industrial lightweight robot developer that had been struggling with insolvency.