Bosch Rexroth overview
Bosch Rexroth is a major supplier of motion, drive, control and assembly technologies that enable automation and robotics. Its relevance to robotic arms and automation comes from servo drives, linear motion, controllers, industrial hydraulics, smart mechatronics, assembly conveyors and the ctrlX Automation platform.
Company fact | Detail |
Founded | 1795 Rexroth roots; Bosch Rexroth formed 2001 |
Country | Germany |
Address | Zum Eisengiesser 1, 97816 Lohr am Main |
Employees | Approx. 32,000+ globally |
Specializes in | Factory automation, motion control, drives, linear motion, ctrlX Automation, mobile robotics components |
Products | ctrlX Automation, IndraDrive, linear modules, Smart Function Kit, VarioFlow conveyors, ActiveMover, hydraulics, servo motors, industrial PCs |
Typical projects | Machine automation, intralogistics systems, assembly lines, robotics motion platforms, packaging machinery, battery production, mobile automation, industrial hydraulics and electric drives |
Management and ownership | Bosch Rexroth is part of Robert Bosch GmbH, a privately held foundation-owned industrial group. Bosch Rexroth CEO: Steffen Haack. Control sits within Bosch Group governance and the Robert Bosch Stiftung ownership structure. |
Website: www.boschrexroth.com
Bosch Rexroth review summary
Bosch Rexroth is the drive and control technology company of the Bosch Group, with sales of EUR 6.45 billion in 2025 and about 31,900 employees. It supplies hydraulics, electric drives and controls, linear motion and assembly technology, and through its majority stake in Kassow Robots it also offers seven-axis collaborative robots. It is wholly owned by Robert Bosch GmbH and has no stock listing. This profile sets out its history, ownership, results, product areas, acquisitions and leadership.
Verified key facts from the review
Fact | Detail |
Company | Bosch Rexroth AG |
Formed | May 1, 2001, by merging Mannesmann Rexroth with Bosch's automation technology business |
Headquarters | Lohr am Main, Germany |
Owner | Robert Bosch GmbH, 100% |
Sales | EUR 6.45 billion in 2025 |
Order intake | About EUR 6.6 billion in 2025, up 8.9% |
Employees | About 31,900 worldwide, of whom about 13,200 in Germany |
Investment | About EUR 560 million in 2025 |
Stock listing | None |
Chief Executive Officer | Dr. Jochen Peter, since March 2026 |
Strengths
A leading position in industrial and mobile hydraulics.
A broad factory automation portfolio, from linear motion to controls and cobots.
An open control platform in ctrlX AUTOMATION.
The backing of the Bosch Group.
Rising order intake.
Challenges
Sales that have been flat, with a slight decline in Germany.
A workforce reduction of about 700 in 2025.
Dependence on machinery and construction equipment cycles.
Read the full review: Bosch Rexroth Company Profile: History, Ownership, Financials, Products and Leadership
Products in the All Things Cobots Catalogue
2 associated product records; the following links are representative catalogue entries.
Bosch Rexroth Corporation IndraMotion MLC Motion Logic System
