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iiQWorks

iiQWorks is KUKA's PC-based engineering suite for configuring, simulating, programming and virtually commissioning iiQKA.OS2 robot systems. Cockpit and Sim...

Facts

Company
KUKA
Product type
engineering_software
Status
commercial
Primary capability
Configure, simulate and commission KUKA robot systems
Website
https://www.kuka.com/en-de/products/robot-systems/software/iiqworks-engineering-suite-digital-manufacturing

About iiQWorks

iiQWorks provides a shared engineering environment for moving KUKA robot projects from layout and feasibility work into programming, commissioning and maintenance. It creates digital twins, derives collision-free paths from CAD data, predicts cycle time and energy use, and transfers validated configurations to iiQKA.OS2 controllers without interrupting production.

The free Cockpit application manages software, assets and licences. Sim Basic covers drag-and-drop cell configuration, I/O mapping and deployment preparation, while licensed Sim Advanced adds multi-robot simulation, virtual controller instances, controller round-loading and online program analysis. KUKA states cycle-time prediction accuracy of 98 percent for evaluated projects.

Market context

verified exact official high-quality product visual, robot_engineering_suite, confirmed logical existing category and subtype, Robot Engineering Suite, existing_category_first, https://www.kuka.com/-/media/kuka-corporate/images/products/software/iiqworks/pc-based-iiqworks-engineering-suite_robots.jpg?rev=167dba1168bd4efaabf18622e4c0c24a&hash=DBF26C394D14F7B4C30A2BBC685505ED, 2026-08-20, https://www.kuka.com/en-de/products/robot-systems/software/iiqworks-engineering-suite-digital-manufacturing, official_first_party_product_visual, 2026-08-19, developer_platform, 2026-08-22, exact_official_product_visual, Robot Engineering Suite, developer_platform, resolved_to_canonical_category, 2026-08-22, robot_engineering_suite, developer_platform, true

Summary

Type: Engineering suite

Core: iiQWorks

Function: Robot engineering

Audience: Automation teams

Specifications

applications
Cockpit; Sim Basic; Sim Advanced; OptionPackageEditor
cycle_time_prediction_accuracy
98 %
engineering_functions
Configuration; simulation; offline programming; virtual commissioning

Operations

Environment
engineering_workstation, factory_planning
Primary user
robot_programmers, commissioning_engineers, system_integrators, project_managers
Role
robot_configuration, simulation, offline_programming, virtual_commissioning
Interaction model
desktop_engineering_suite, controller_connection
Mobility class
software_platform
Product detail
verified exact official high-quality product visual, robot_engineering_suite, confirmed logical existing category and subtype, Robot Engineering Suite, existing_category_first, https://www.kuka.com/-/media/kuka-corporate/images/products/software/iiqworks/pc-based-iiqworks-engineering-suite_robots.jpg?rev=167dba1168bd4efaabf18622e4c0c24a&hash=DBF26C394D14F7B4C30A2BBC685505ED, 2026-08-20, https://www.kuka.com/en-de/products/robot-systems/software/iiqworks-engineering-suite-digital-manufacturing...

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