Agile Robots, a Munich-based provider of AI-assisted automation solutions, has acquired the remaining shares in the BMW Group spin-off Idealworks, according to a press release dated September 16. Following its initial investment in 2023, Agile Robots now holds 100 percent of the AMR specialist Idealworks. The BMW Group intends to remain a long-term partner.
From automation platform
to AMR
Idealworks was founded in 2020 and, according to company statements, has built a comprehensive robotics ecosystem that includes the automation platform “AnyFleet,” the simulation software “iw.sim” and the autonomous mobile robot “iw.hub” — supported by a growing network of technology partners. Today, more than 850 iw.hubs are in use worldwide at the BMW Group's production
sites, it is said. In addition, Idealworks has a strong and growing customer base in other industries such as manufacturing, logistics and warehousing.
“This is an important milestone for Idealworks,” says Michael Alexander Schneider, CEO of Idealworks. “With Agile Robots as a technology partner and access to a strong corporate group, we have the resources to scale
our robotics ecosystem further, to expand into new industries, to drive international expansion, and to continue our trusted collaboration with the BMW Group to advance its robotics activities.”
The acquisition strengthens both Agile Robots and Idealworks in their position in the global market for industrial automation and will accelerate the deployment of next-generation robotics, the two companies
