What MRK Systeme does

MRK Systeme (legal name: MRK-Systeme, standing for Mensch-Roboter Kooperationssysteme) is a privately held German robot system integrator headquartered in Augsburg, founded in 2004. The firm delivers industrial automation solutions to manufacturing customers across Germany, combining engineering services with turnkey system delivery. Its offering spans the full automation lifecycle — conception, mechanical and electrical construction (using EPlan and Autodesk Inventor), robot and PLC programming, and CE conformity processes including risk assessment and acceptance testing per DIN EN ISO 10218. Projects are delivered either as complete turnkey systems or in defined phases in collaboration with the end customer.

The company's core technology centers on certified system integration for Universal Robot (cobot leader) and KUKA (industrial robot leader), with particular depth in human-robot collaboration (MRK). MRK Systeme is differentiated by its ability to deploy hand-guided operation on standard high-payload (hundreds of kg) industrial robots via certified safety technology — substituting standard robotic platforms for expensive bespoke manipulators in complex handling applications. Additional capabilities include 3D stereo-camera-based machine vision with AI-based image processing (for component detection, quality assurance, and bin-picking) and force-moment sensing for sensitive assembly/joining and for teaching trajectories used in robot-supported dry-ice blasting.

The business model is professional-services-plus-hardware: engineering integration fees plus turnkey automation hardware sales, with no disclosed pricing. The firm employs 1–10 people under founder/CEO Peter Heiligensetzer and serves a single horizontal customer segment (German producing companies facing cost and labor-availability pressures) via direct, enterprise field-sales engagement. It holds no parent company, has no funding history, and operates with no disclosed M&A or international expansion activities.

Name

MRK Systeme

Legal name

MRK-Systeme

Website

https://mrk-systeme.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MRK Systeme is a German robot system integrator based in Augsburg delivering turnkey industrial automation and human-robot collaboration solutions for manufacturing companies, certified to integrate Universal Robot and KUKA platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation / Robotics Integration

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Motion & Machine Control (CNC, Robotics Controllers, Servo/Motion Controllers) (IMAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ), Robotics Safety, Certification & Compliance (HDAAAIAO), Robot Hardware, Actuators & Components (sensors, grippers, motors) (HDAAAIAL)

Keywords

• Robot system integration
• Industrial automation
• Human-robot collaboration
• Machine vision robotics
• Collaborative robots

Headquarters

HQ city

Augsburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering Services: Robot system integration services including conception, electrical and mechanical construction, programming (robot and PLC), and CE-conformity processes with risk assessment and acceptance testing. Services can be delivered turnkey or in individual phases.
2. Turnkey Automation Solutions: Complete automation systems delivered as turnkey solutions for production and logistics applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

MRK-Systeme is a certified robot system integrator delivering industrial automation solutions for manufacturing companies. It provides end-to-end robot system integration services including conception, electrical and mechanical construction (using EPlan and Inventor), robot and PLC programming, and CE conformity processes with risk assessment per DIN EN ISO 10218. Core technical offerings center on human-robot collaboration (including hand-guided high-payload industrial robots), AI-based 3D machine vision, and force-moment sensor integration for applications such as machine loading, gluing, grinding, component detection, quality assurance, bin-picking, and dry-ice blasting.

Product overview

MRK Systeme (Mensch-Roboter Kooperationssysteme) is a robot system integrator offering automation solutions for various industrial sectors. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio centered around human-robot collaboration, combining robot system integration services with advanced image processing and force-moment sensing capabilities. Core offerings include certified robot system integration for Universal Robot and KUKA platforms (covering conception, electrical/mechanical construction, programming, and CE conformity), human-robot cooperation systems using both collaborative and standard industrial robots, hand-guided robot applications, and AI-powered image processing for 3D recognition, quality assurance, and bin-picking. The company operates on a service-and-solution model, delivering both turnkey systems and supporting individual project phases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Robot System Integration Service Full-service robot system integration covering conception, electrical and mechanical construction (using EPlan and Inventor), robot and PLC programming, and CE conformity process with risk assessment and acceptance tests according to DIN EN ISO 10218. Delivered as turnkey automation cells or in individual project phases to manufacturing customers.
• Human-Robot Collaboration Solutions Human-robot cooperation systems leveraging both collaborative robots (cobots) and standard industrial robots with certified safety technology, enabling hand-guided movement of high-payload robots (hundreds of kg) while retaining automatic robot functions. Targets manufacturing applications requiring safe human-robot interaction.
• Hand-Guided Robot Systems Intelligent manipulator solutions using robots in the high payload range that can be hand-guided, including teaching of motion trajectories via force-moment sensors. Enables individual automation solutions using standard components at lower cost than special manipulators. Applied in robot-supported dry-ice blasting.
• Machine Vision in Robotics Integration of 3D recognition technology using stereo camera systems with AI-based image processing algorithms. Enables flexible automation of applications such as component detection (Bauteilerkennung), quality assurance (Qualitätssicherung), and bin-picking for manufacturing customers.
• Automation Solutions for Production and Logistics Cost-efficient automation solutions using modern industrial robots and collaborative robots for machine loading, simple machining tasks such as gluing or grinding, and other production and logistics tasks. Delivered with manageable investment and fast ROI to manufacturing companies.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Universal RobotcoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified robot system integrator for Universal Robot, providing engineering services including conception, construction, programming, and CE-conformity processes for Universal Robot cobots and automation solutions.
• KUKAcoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified robot system integrator for KUKA, providing comprehensive automation solutions including industrial robot programming, machine integration, and human-robot collaboration applications using KUKA robots including high payload models.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ABB Robotics: ABB is a global industrial robot OEM and large automation solutions provider. Its Robotics & Discrete Automation business competes both as a robot platform supplier and as a turnkey system integrator for manufacturers worldwide.
• Stäubli Robotics: Stäubli is a Swiss-headquartered industrial robot and automation manufacturer with a strong presence in DACH. Its robotics division competes with MRK Systeme in sensitive-automation and high-payload application niches.
• Universal Robots: Universal Robots is the global cobot market leader and the other certified partner of MRK Systeme. UR's own integrator network and growing direct services overlap with MRK Systeme's offering in cobot-based applications such as machine loading and small-parts handling.
• FANUC Europe Corporation: FANUC is one of the world's largest industrial robot OEMs with a substantial European integrator network. It competes for many of the same factory-automation projects as MRK Systeme, particularly in CNC-machine loading and material handling.
• GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG: GROB is a large German manufacturer of automation systems and machining centers that also delivers custom automation and robotic cells. It competes for many of the same large manufacturing-customer projects in Germany, but at much greater scale.
• KUKA AG: KUKA is one of the two core robot OEMs that MRK Systeme is a certified integrator for. While KUKA sells the hardware platform, its in-house integration services compete directly with MRK Systeme for end-customer projects, especially in human-robot collaboration.
• Yaskawa Europe (Motoman Robotics): Yaskawa is a major industrial robot and motion control OEM with a European hub serving DACH-region manufacturers. It competes both as a platform supplier and via its integrator network for industrial automation projects.

Direct peers

• Teamtechnik Maschinen und Anlagen GmbH: Teamtechnik is a German system integrator building production automation, including robotics and assembly technology, for industrial customers. It is comparable in its full-stack delivery model (conception through CE compliance) for manufacturing automation projects.
• Hahn Automation GmbH: Hahn Automation is a German system integrator specializing in custom automation and robotics solutions for manufacturing. It is directly comparable as a German Mittelstand integrator delivering turnkey robotic and mechatronic systems, though at significantly larger scale than MRK Systeme.

Emerging players

• Agile Robots AG: Agile Robots is a Munich-based robotics company with deep human-robot collaboration and AI-vision expertise. While primarily product-focused, it represents an emerging competitor in the same HRC + 3D-vision niche MRK Systeme addresses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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