Siemens CEO says not interested in robot maker Kuka

Siemens has no interest in becoming a white knight for German robot maker Kuka , which is the target of a 4.5 billion euro ($5.06 billion) takeover bid by Chinese home appliance maker Midea , Siemens' chief executive said. "If we had been interested, we would have acted on it some time ago," Joe Kaeser told German broadcaster ntv in an interview. Midea's bid has fanned a furious debate over Chinese takeovers in Europe, with politicians such as German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel calling for t