Dr.-Ing. Andreas Keibel joined KUKA in 2003, coming directly from the Institute of Robotics Research at the Technical University of Dortmund. His doctoral thesis focused on the on-demand simultaneous simulation and control of multi-robot systems, as well as the transitions between simulation and commissioning, aimed at bringing the digital factory to life on the shop floor. He brought extensive knowledge in robot electronics, construction, kinematic control, simulation, Digital Factory, and Medical Robotics, gained from a total hip arthroplasty project with the University Hospital Marburg.

After contributing to various visionary projects in the KUKA Predevelopment and Research Department, Andreas joined the Project Management team. There, he drove hardware and software product developments, including the KUKA-Sim platform, Virtual Robot Control (VRC), Digital Factory Tools, Engineering Tool-Chains WorkVisual and Visual Process, and the KUKA SmartPad. Andreas is a board member of the Automation-ML Association and was one of the founding members of KUKA’s internal Medical Robotics business unit in 2011. Since then, he has been responsible for Business Development Management for Medical Robotics, connecting topics like Hospital Automation and Nursing/Care Robotics.

He supports customers in developing their vision and paving the way to their products. Telemedicine, particularly in the areas of telemanipulation and control, is currently one of the highly requested and driven topics.