Kuka Hosts Successful Connexions Event

Kuka Robotics hosted its annual two-day Kuka Connexions event from July 21-23, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. The event assembled official Kuka System Partners, integrators, and technology partners from across North America to educate attendees on technology and solutions that better serve their customers and make automation easier. Attendees experienced valuable networking opportunities, hands-on demonstrations with emerging technology, insightful panels from Kuka partners and keynotes that inspired them to improve North American business efficiencies through automation and AI.  Kuka System Partners play a central role in delivering advanced automation solutions to manufacturers across North America. As system integrators, these partners provide industry expertise while collaborating closely with customers to assess their specific automation needs. These partners help implement custom solutions that address operational challenges and long-term growth for Kuka customers by incorporating Kuka’s portfolio of innovative robotics and Industry 4.0 technologies. Kuka’s advanced autonomous mobile robot (AMR) and industrial robot technology were showcased with customer success stories from Assurant, MillerKnoll and AndyRobot, highlighting how Kuka automation enables successful production and makes their applications possible. Assurant, for example, is able to process more than 10 million refurbished phones annually in a single plant with the assistance of Kuka AMRs and industrial robots, while MillerKnoll utilizes mobile automation from Kuka to support its intralogistics operations.

Keynote presentations on automation’s role in advanced manufacturing were given by some of the foremost leaders in North American manufacturing and technology. Representatives from NVIDIA, Microsoft and Nextracker provided attendees with insights and expertise on how automation will continue to assume an increasingly dominant position across the board in manufacturing. Integrators serving the Tier 1 automotive industry also discussed the current market of this sector and how their partnership with Kuka strengthens their continued success in automotive manufacturing.  Kuka Connexions 2025 also provided a platform to display several new Kuka technology solutions, including Kuka Simulation Assistant, Kuka Xpert AI, KR C5-2 controller and the iiQKA.OS2. Kuka also hosted an awards banquet during the event to celebrate its Kuka System Partners from Mexico, Canada and the United States. FOCUS Integration, a robotic palletizing and automation company located in Westland, Michigan, received the award for Partner of the Year for the North American region.