Topic: Acquisition

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Markforged to Acquire Digital Metal, Expand Additive Manufacturing Production of Metal Parts

July 12, 2022 · Markforged is acquiring Sweden-based Digital Metal for about $32 million and said its technology will help manufacturers use 3D printing to mass produce complex metal parts.

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VulcanForms Raises $355M for Digital, Additive Manufacturing

July 5, 2022 · VulcanForms, which combines proprietary digital thread and additive manufacturing systems, said it is now worth more than $1 billion. It opened two production facilities for metal parts and assemblies.

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Ondas Holdings, Owner of American Robotics, Plans to Acquire Airobotics

July 5, 2022 · Ondas Holdings, which owns American Robotics and Ardenna, said Airobotics' "drone in a box" will complement its American Robotics BVLOS drones and Ardenna data analytics offerings.

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Genesis Electronics Plans to Pursue Business Agreements With Autonomous Technology Makers

June 2, 2022 · Looking to join the autonomy wave, Genesis Electronics Corp. has announced a plan that will help it make deals with companies developing next-generation hardware and software.

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stow Robotics Acquires Majority Stake in Mobile Robot Vendor iFollow

May 26, 2022 · stow Robotics is adding iFollow's collaborative autonomous mobile robots to its existing European offerings of automated storage and warehouse systems.

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Bosch Buys Five AI to Accelerate Autonomous Driving Software Development

April 13, 2022 · Bosch and Five said the software building blocks their cloud-based toolchain engineering environments complement each other and will be merged for self-driving safety.

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United Robotics Group Acquires SoftBank Robotics Europe and Service Robot Portfolio

April 12, 2022 · United Robotics Group, a German robotics-as-a-service provider, is acquiring France-based service robot maker SoftBank Robotics Europe, whose name will revert to Aldebaran.

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Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation to Acquire RE2 for $100M

March 28, 2022 · Sarcos is purchasing RE2 for an estimated $100 million to expand its customer base and to explore new industries.

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Bosch Rexroth Takes Majority Stake in Kassow Robots

March 22, 2022 · Bosch Rexroth is investing in Kassow Robots because it believes the cobot market will continue to grow.

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Zebra Technologies to Acquire Matrox Imaging Division

March 21, 2022 · Zebra Technologies and Matrox Imaging cite their shared focus on innovation, as well as Zebra's global footprint, to help accelerate Maxtrox's machine vision strategy.

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Körber Acquires Siemens Logistics’ Mail and Parcel Business

February 10, 2022 · Körber is acquiring Siemens Logistics’ global mail and parcel business to complement its supply chain automation offerings in response to growing e-commerce fulfillment demand.

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Anduril Industries Acquires Dive Technologies, Adds Autonomous Underwater Vehicles to Arsenal

February 3, 2022 · Anduril has added Dive Technologies' DIVE-LD modular underwater vehicle to its offerings for autonomous data collection for military, scientific, and industrial use.

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ZAPI Group Acquires Robot Navigation Provider BlueBotics

February 2, 2022 · BlueBotics, which provides navigation technology for automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots, is now part of ZAPI Group and expects to grow its global market presence.

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Cepton Technologies SPAC Deal Proceeds, Aimed at Expanding Lidar Applications

January 31, 2022 · Cepton Technologies is the latest lidar provider to be involved in a special-purpose acquisition company deal, as Growth Capital prepares for a shareholder meeting.

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Addverb Technologies Receives $132M From Reliance Retail to Grow Indian Robotics

January 19, 2022 · Addverb, which supplies mobile robots, picking systems, and automated storage, plans to use its funding to expand manufacturing in India and operations in the U.S. and Europe.

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Furhat Robotics Acquires Misty Robotics to Advance Human-Machine Interfaces

January 17, 2022 · Furhat said its acquisition of Sphero spinoff Misty will help it expand in the U.S. market and further develop social robots for consumer and business use.

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Magna International Acquires Optimus Ride Engineering Team

January 11, 2022 · Magna, a major automotive technology supplier, has acquired self-driving shuttle developer Optimus Ride and will add its employees to its driver-assist efforts.

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mdGroup Acquires GeoCue to Broaden Expertise in Drone Lidar Surveying Technologies

January 10, 2022 · mdGroup, the parent company of Microdrones, is adding GeoCue to its aerial data portfolio for lidar-based industrial surveying. The company said it will be an end-to-end provider of digital twins.

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Hy-Tek Holdings Acquires Fellow Integrator Advanced Handling Systems

January 5, 2022 · Hy-Tek Holdings is acquiring Advanced Handling Systems and adding the automation systems integrator to its Hy-Tek Material Handling group serving varied applications.

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Ryder to Acquire E-Commerce, Omnichannel Fulfillment Provider Whiplash for $480M

December 13, 2021 · Ryder says its $480 million acquisition of omnichannel fulfillment and retail logistics provider Whiplash will help it expand its e-commerce capabilities nationwide.

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