Igus
Majority stake in Commonplace Robotics acquired
Igus is investing in the expansion of its activities in low-cost automation and has now acquired a majority stake in Commonplace Robotics, based in Bissendorf near Osnabrück.
As an integrator, Commonplace Robotics specializes in intuitive control and software as well as power electronics for robotics, both in the industrial and educational sectors. The two companies have been working together intensively for six years and have, among other things, jointly developed the 'igus Robot Control', which complements Igus ' low-cost kinematics made of high-performance plastics.
Eleven years ago, Dr. Christian Meyer, who had previously worked at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation, founded the company Commonplace Robotics. The name said it all: to make the integration and operation of robots so cheap and simple that they become 'commonplace', i.e. can be used anywhere. The first products with controls and their own power electronics were robots for didactics. In 2016, Dr. Meyer approached Igus because he realized that the robot kinematics from Igus matched his vision of 'commonplace'. Since then, the two companies have jointly developed products such as the iRC igus Robot Control and the ReBeL Cobot as well as an actuator. With the acquisition, Commonplace Robotics and Igus are combining their innovative strength.
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