Top 10 Robotics Transactions of April 2021

Microsoft acquires Nuance Communications for $19.7B

​The biggest deal around automation in April 2021 was Microsoft Corp.‘s $19.7 billion acquisition of Nuance Communications, which is developing “conversational” AI. Burlington, Mass.-based Nuance already built its voice interfaces for systems including healthcare robots on Microsoft’s Azure cloud services.

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