[2] It has 25 subsidiaries in countries including the United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, Russia, and various European nations.

After the First World War, Keller and Knappich resumed production of safety-winches, manual-winches, and power-winches and began manufacturing large containers.

In Hungary, the name—being prominently displayed on the first closed container garbage trucks—eventually became a generic trademark and ultimately a synonym for trash cans.

[7] After the major destruction of the company during the Second World War in 1945, KUKA resumed manufacturing welding machines and other small appliances.

With new products such as the double-cylinder circular knitting machine and the portable typewriter "Princess," KUKA introduced new industrial fields and gained independence from the supply sector.

Around the same time, KUKA took over the tools and equipment manufacturers Schwarzenberg GmbH and expanded its business to China and the USA in the following years.

In 1996, KUKA Schweissanlagen GmbH became an independent company and, two years later, became the leader among European welding equipment manufacturers.

Since 2006, KUKA Systems has operated its own body shell factory in Toledo, Ohio, producing the bodywork for the Jeep Wrangler by Chrysler.

The connection to the controller is a proprietary video interface and CAN bus for the safety interlock system and button operation.

This includes the production of individual equipment or subassemblies to the assembly of complete body structures and mechanical parts.

Equipment for assembling discs, mounting systems for vehicle bodies and chassis (so-called “marriage”), and component installation are also available.

BMW, GM, Chrysler, Ford, Volvo, Hyundai, Volkswagen, and Daimler AG are among the customers in this business sector.

Industrial robots are employed across various sectors including material handling, machine loading and unloading, palletizing and depalletizing, spot and arc welding.

Specific applications include: In 2001, KUKA partnered with RoboCoaster Ltd to develop the world's first passenger-carrying industrial robot.

A second-generation system, the RoboCoaster G2, launched in 2010 at Universal's Islands of Adventure theme park in Orlando, Florida, enhances the experience with synchronized movements through attractions like Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey's.

In 2007, KUKA introduced a simulator based on the Robocoaster,[29] featured in attractions like The Sum Of All Thrills ride at EPCOT in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Recently, KUKA robotic arms have been integrated into Royal Caribbean cruise liners' bionic bars.

Users select drinks via tablet interface, with robotic arms mixing an array of spirits, mixers, and liqueurs to craft custom cocktails.