Simplified Robotic Automation For Metalworking

From machine tending and robotic machining to autonomous mobile robots and intelligent software, see how KUKA helps manufacturers increase productivity, improve quality, and move toward flexible, lights-out production.

Flexible Automation for Modern Manufacturing

From machine tending and robotic machining to autonomous mobile robots and intelligent software, KUKA is bringing the future of manufacturing to IMTS 2026. See live demonstrations that help manufacturers increase spindle utilization, improve part quality, reduce labor dependency, and move toward flexible, lights-out production.

Whether you're exploring automation for a single machine or planning a connected manufacturing environment, discover how KUKA robotics, AMRs, software, and integration partners make machine tool automation easier to implement and easier to scale.

Visit KUKA in the North Building, Level 3, booth 236807 to experience live demonstrations throughout the show. Click here to register today.

Machine Tool Automation Without the Complexity

At IMTS 2026, KUKA will showcase new technologies and strategic partnerships designed to make machine tool automation more accessible than ever. Featured demonstrations include a collaboration with Formic that highlights a Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, giving manufacturers a low-investment path to robotic machine tending with full-service support.

KUKA will also demonstrate standardized machine tending solutions alongside multiple machine tool OEMs, showing how pre-engineered robotic systems simplify deployment across a variety of CNC platforms. In the SYIL demonstration, Siemens SINUMERIK software and KUKA's mxAutomation enable operators to control both the CNC machine and robot from a single interface, reducing the need for specialized robot programming experience.

Interested in learning more? Watch KUKA's recent Modern Machine Shop webinar with Formic to discover how full-service robotic automation can help manufacturers adopt machine tending with lower upfront investment and reduced complexity. Click here to watch.

Featured Demonstrations

Matsuura MX-520 machine tool with KUKA robot automation
SYIL R1 robotic machine tending system
EMAG WPG 7 grinding machine, commissioned by Formic
Digital twin virtual simulation and interactive display by Visual Components
Renishaw robotic probing system
Mairotec automation system for a CNC lathe, including robotic machine tending, AI-based 3D vision for automated bin picking, and mobile automation

Autonomous Mobile Robots

At IMTS 2026, multiple mobile robots will be traveling in the KUKA booth. See how robotics and autonomous mobile robots work together to automate part movement between machining operations, reducing manual handling while creating a more connected production environment.

The KMP 600P AMR will deliver materials to machining cells
The KMR iisy mobile robot will transport tooling to machine tools
The KMP 3000P mobile platform will transport a heavy payload casted part
The KUKA.AMR Fleet Manager manages mobile fleets with a simplified interface, allowing easily scalable fleets.