

In the EU-27, the robot density is 231, which is above the global average of 132.

Agile Robots has taken over the European and North American assets of Thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering and will continue to operate the business under the name Krause Automation.

Steute Technologies, backed by Battery Ventures, has acquired the industrial switching technology specialist and part of Kiepe Electric GmbH

According to the VDMA Machine Vision department, sales are expected to increase by around 3%, following a decline of 2% in 2025.

Managing Director Marc Luksch emphasizes that the future of connection technology lies in the integration of ready-to-connect systems.