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KUKA wins FREDDIE Award for the Xpert AI Assistant

At the FREDDIE – Industrial AI Award – ceremony in Munich, KUKA was recognized for its Xpert AI Assistant in the “Transformation Mindset” category. The award celebrates standout AI solutions in manufacturing that deliver real impact, drive innovation, and show strong potential for the future.


Carolin Hort
October 17, 2025
Society
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The Xpert AI Assistant enables intuitive, voice-based interaction with the KUKA Xpert knowledge platform. Users receive precise answers within seconds, drawn from over 1.6 million verified product details, service manuals, and error diagnostics  a powerful solution for digital customer support and knowledge sharing at KUKA.

Leticia Baumann, KUKA Process Specialist, and Rainer Kiesswetter, KUKA Vice President Customer Services DACH, received the FREDDIE Award for the KUKA Xpert AI Assistant. Images: Foto Vogt GmbH

I'm incredibly proud that the Xpert AI Assistant has received this award. The FREDDIE Award clearly shows the real value our solution brings to users around the world – and highlights the innovation and teamwork that went into this project.

Leticia Baumann, Process Specialist

The independent jury – including experts from Fraunhofer IAIS, the University of St. Gallen, and the German KI Bundesverband – selected six winners across five categories from more than 50 submissions. KUKA stood out in a strong field of contenders, impressing with a clear focus on user-friendliness and digital transformation.


The KUKA Xpert AI Assistant makes it possible to answer complex technical questions in seconds – thanks to semantic search, multilingual support, and access to over 2 million product-related data points.

The award is not only a recognition of our technology, but also of the way we make knowledge accessible at KUKA – fast, intuitive, and user-centered.

Rainer Kiesswetter, Vice President Customer Services DACH

The FREDDIE Award is initiated and presented by publish-industry and UnternehmerTUM. Its goal is to spotlight industrial AI applications that create real value and actively shape the future of the industry.

@FREDDIE – Der Industrial AI Award
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