Robur was a brand name of Robur Works Zittau, part of the Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau (a.k.a IFA), which produced light and heavy trucks. The company was created in November 1888 by Gustav Hiller (1863 - 1913). With the money of the sold patent of pompom producing engines, the company started to import English bicycles which were assembled with their own patented parts (hubs).