KUKA Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary of Midea Group Co. Ltd., is a German company located in Augsburg that manufactures industrial robots and factory automation equipment. It was founded in 1982. Wolfgang Mayer and Peter G. Mohnen are the current co-CEOs of the firm.\nThe company says this about itself: KUKA Robotics Corporation along with KUKA Roboter GmbH, Augsburg Germany (part of the KUKA Aktiengesellschaft group of worldwide companies), ranks among the world's leading suppliers of industrial robots and material handling vehicles. Core competencies include the development, production, and sale of industrial robots, controllers, software, linear units, and omniMove omni- directional motion platforms. KUKA robots are utilized in a diverse range of industries including the appliance, automotive, aerospace, consumer goods, logistics, food, pharmaceutical, medical, foundry and plastics industries as well as multiple applications including material handling, machine loading, assembly, packaging, palletizing, welding, bending, joining, and surface finishing. KUKA robots range from 3kg to 1300kg payloads, and 541mm to 3900mm reach, all controlled from a common PC based controller platform.