SCHUNK

Facts

Segment

END_EFFECTORS

Country

Germany

Headquarters

Lauffen am Neckar

Founded

1945

Website

https://www.schunk.com

About SCHUNK

SCHUNK manufactures gripping, toolholding, workholding and automation systems for industrial production. Its robotic range spans pneumatic and electric grippers, tool changers, compensation units, collision sensors, force-torque sensors and rotary or linear modules used in assembly, handling, machine tending and quality control.

The company supplies standard components as well as application-specific end-of-arm tooling, connecting robot motion to parts, tools and production fixtures. Digital selection and configuration tools help integrators match gripper stroke, force and interface to a task. SCHUNK manufactures through an international operating network and supports equipment with engineering advice, commissioning services, spare parts and lifecycle maintenance.

Market context

SUPPLY_CHAIN

Summary

Type: Gripper supplier

Core: EOAT / tooling

Function: Manipulation

Audience: Factories

Products

• Co-act EGP-C — component
• SVH 5-Finger Hand — hand

Research, Articles and recent verified events

• DLR and SCHUNK expand humanoid-hand technology-transfer partnership — 2026-03-23
• SCHUNK and DLR expand cooperation for humanoid robot hand technology transfer — 2026-03-11
• SCHUNK 6-axis force/torque sensor FTS wins Product of the Year 2026 category — 2026-03-01
• SCHUNK establishes technology spin-off for humanoid robot hands — 2026-01-01
• TE Connectivity and Cellios demonstrate automated wire-harness cell — 2025-11-18
• SCHUNK previews intelligent automation portfolio for automatica 2025 — 2025-05-06
• Dexterous handover paper implements reactive human-to-robot handovers on SCHUNK SVH — 2024-11-29
• DiPGrasp paper evaluates differentiable grasp planning on SCHUNK SVH hand — 2024-08-08