The mission of establishing the robot as an intelligent helper, able to support humans by virtue of its high-quality work, is one that KUKA has been fulfilling for a long time with its industrial robots. In the field of service robotics, we are now pursuing a new, far-reaching vision. As a bringer of the latest technologies from KUKA’s research, the LBR iiwa is now a trailblazer for totally new forms of cooperation between humans and machines. LBR stands for Leichtbauroboter” (German for lightweight robot), iiwa for “intelligent industrial work assistant”. The robotic innovation with sensory capabilities for safety, fast teaching and simple operator control, opens up new areas of application in the vicinity of humans that were previously off-limits for robots.