KUKA India Celebrates 20 Years with Inauguration of New Office and Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru

KUKA India marks its 20th year

of operations by inaugurating

a new office and customer

experience centre in Bengaluru. As India

emerges as a key market for electronic

mobile manufacturing, KUKA India has

strategically focused on the electronics

industry by establishing a Centre of

Excellence cum customer experience

and training centre. This initiative

aims to address the growing need for

skilled resources in robot operation, cell

construction, on-site customer service

management, and related services.

In collaboration with PES University,

a renowned engineering college &

University, KUKA India aims to produce

skilled and trained robotic professionals

for the automation and robotics industry.

The Centre was inaugurated on April

16, 2025, by Mr. Reinhold Gross,

CEO of KUKA Robotics Augsburg,

Germany and Mr. Pratik Kumar, CEO

of Wipro Infrastructure Engineering.

Other distinguished guests included

Prof. Jawahar Doreswamy, Mr. Alan

Fam (Regional CEO, KUKA Robotics

APeC), Mr. Rakesh Saini (VP Production

Engineering, Skoda), Mr. Arul Moses

(Amphenol Omni Connect),

Dr. Dhanasekaran Radhakrishnan

(Senior VP, HCL Technologies),

Dr. Ajoy (CEO, PESU), Mr. Nagaraj Naik

(SFO Technologies), Mr. Hari E

(Head Sales & Business Development,

Titan Engineering and Automation

Limited), Mr. Harshal Nahar (MD, Nahar's

Group India), Mr. Rajesh Nath

(Managing Director, VDMA), and

Dr. Suresh Krishnamurthy (Medical

Director, PESIMSR).

The ARC Centre, established with

support from PES University, serves

as a hub for interdisciplinary learning,

innovation, and industry collaboration.

It equips industry professionals and

students with practical skills in robotics integration, industrial automation, and

system-level design, preparing them for

emerging roles in Industry 4.0.

Mr. Reinhold Gross, CEO of KUKA

Robotics India, along with KUKA’s

leadership team members Mr. Neo

Sinjoo, Mr. Vikas Swami, Mr. Lim

Boon Hooi, Mr. Chris Tan, and Ms.

Rina Lim from the APeC Region,

Malaysia, attended the event. Mr. Gross

emphasized KUKA’s belief in academia

industry partnerships to build the

next generation of automation leaders

and reaffirmed KUKA’s commitment

to supporting skills-based learning in

Indian universities. He also highlighted

how KUKA values can guide young

generations in the VUCA world.

In his presidential remarks, Prof. Jawahar Doreswamy, Chancellor of

PES University, stated that ARC is a

significant step towards integrating

industry-grade technologies to enhance

student learning experiences. He

emphasized the university’s mission to

produce graduates with sound academics

and hands-on experience, making them

industry ready.

Mr. Pratik Kumar, CEO of Wipro

Infrastructure Engineering and

Chief Guest, highlighted the growing

demand for skilled engineers in core

manufacturing and automation sectors.

He praised KUKA & PESU for proactively

building platforms like ARC that bring

together academia, industry, and

innovation.

Mr. Alan Fam, Regional CEO of

KUKA Robotics APeC, emphasized the

importance of the Indian market and

KUKA’s plans to grow with innovative

and cost-competitive products. He

shared KUKA’s vision of creating

infrastructure by adding a Centre of

Excellence in Chennai, Bengaluru,

and Ahmedabad, bringing customer

experience and services closer. KUKA has also added quality engineers in the South

Region, now having a 75-member team to

support customer closeness.

On this special occasion, an MOU for

hiring resources from PES University,

trained by KUKA Robotics, was signed

by Mr. Anil Kumar Satapathy, CTO of

DiFACTO Robotics & Automation. Other

notable attendees included Mr. Rakesh

Bhat (CEO, XNG Automation),

Mr. Abdul Muneer (Madox Technologies),

Mr. Deepak (MD, Robotronix),

Mr. Harish Ahamed (Managing Director,

Ausweg Info Controls), Mr. Mallesha

Satti (Managing Director, Mekhos

Technology), Mr. Anish Kumar P (CEO,

PIXTECH LABS PRIVATE LIMITED), and

Mr. Tribhuvan Kumar Rasyara (Regional

CEO, JBM OGIHARA AUTOMOTIVE

INDIA LIMITED).

A fireside chat with an industry

academia panel was conducted, featuring

experts like Ramesh V (Head of Skilling

Initiatives, Bajaj Auto Limited), Alan

Fam (CEO, KUKA Robotics APeC),

Harshal Nahar (MD, Laxmi Group), Dr.

Dhana Radhakrishnan (Senior VP, HCL

Technologies), Dr. Suresh Sundaram

(Professor, IISc), and Arul Moses (Head Project Management, Amphenol). The

panel was moderated by Prof. Nagarjuna

Sadineni, Pro Vice Chancellor of PES

University. They discussed future

automation trends and the need for

skilled resources to transform the

industry.

ECO System partners such as SCHUNK

Intec India Private Limited, PiabVacuum

Technology Pvt. Ltd., Beckhoff

Automation Pvt Ltd, Troax Safety

Systems India (P) Ltd, KML Sensors,

Keepsake, SensoPart India, SICK India

Private Limited, Rajdeep Automation

Pvt Ltd, HUAHENG, Nordson India

Pvt. Ltd., Arm Welders Private Limited,

Contrinex Automation Pvt Ltd, WAGO

Private Limited, Spohn+Burkhardt India

Electrotechnical Pvt Ltd, Pixtech Labs

Private Limited, Cognex Sensors India

Pvt. Ltd., igus® (India) Private Limited,

Pilz India Pvt. Ltd., Madox Technologies

Pvt. Ltd./FerRobotics Compliant Robot

Technology GmbH displayed their

products and shared videos of successful

installations with KUKA.

The Centre has 2 Standard Training

Cells, Autonomous Mobile Robots, a

Force Torque Sensor, a Micro Screw

Fastener, Ready-to-Educate Mobile Cells,

SCARA Robots, 30 PC Simulation Robots,

LEGO Robots Working Model, a BIW Car

Body, and many other learning aids for

the industry and students to touch, feel,

experience, and learn.