Topic: Mergers & Acquisitions

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Brooks Automation to Acquire Cobot Maker Precise Automation for $70M

April 26, 2021 · Brooks Automation will add Precise Automation's range of collaborative robots to its portfolio for electronics manufacturing and laboratory automation.

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Sarcos Robotics CEO Discusses SPAC Merger, Bringing Guardian XO Exoskeleton to Market

April 23, 2021 · Sarcos Robotics, which obtained $496 million in capital through a special-purpose acquisition company, is on track to commercialize its Guardian XO industrial exoskeleton.

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Vicarious Surgical Enters SPAC Merger for $115M

April 15, 2021 · In a SPAC deal, Vicarious Surgical will gain valuation of $1.1 billion as it continues developing robotics and virtual reality for minimally invasive surgeries.

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Microsoft Buys Conversational AI Firm Nuance Communications for $19.7B

April 12, 2021 · Microsoft plans to add Nuance's voice software and services for healthcare and other industries to its cloud/edge offerings.

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AppHarvest Acquires Agricultural Robotics and AI Startup Root AI for $60M

April 8, 2021 · Root AI's staff and executives will join AppHarvest and continue developing the Virgo "universal harvester" to apply robotics and AI to indoor farming.

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Sarcos Robotics to Merge With SPAC Rotor Acquisition as It Commercializes Exoskeleton

April 6, 2021 · The deal between Sarcos Robotics and Rotor Acquisition will help bring the Guardian XO industrial exoskeleton and Guardian XT teleoperated robot to market.

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SoftBank Spends $2.8B to Acquire 40% of Automated Storage Provider AutoStore

April 6, 2021 · AutoStore, which makes automated storage and retrieval systems, plans to use the investment from SoftBank to accelerate its expansion in the Asia-Pacific market.

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VELO3D to Merge With SPAC as Metal Additive Manufacturing Firm Goes Public

March 23, 2021 · VELO3D, a provider of additive manufacturing technology for metal parts to customers including SpaceX and Honeywell, is merging with a special purpose acquisition company and going public.

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Robotics Company Berkshire Grey to Merge With Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp.

February 24, 2021 · Robotics company Berkshire Grey has announced a business combination with Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp. The planned merger with the special-purpose acquisition company or SPAC will lead to a publicly listed robotics and automation solutions company.

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Fathom Manufacturing Buys Summit Tooling and Summit Plastics

February 5, 2021 · This acquisition will expand Fathom's domestic injection molding capabilities, companies report.

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Desktop Metal to Buy EnvisionTEC

January 15, 2021 · Acquisition will enable ability to enter market for volume product polymer additive manufacturing.

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Stratasys to Buy 3D Printing Firm Origin

December 14, 2020 · Origin's resin-based Programmable PhotoPolymerization (P3) technology expands Stratasys capabilities in the arena for 3D-printed mass production parts.

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Seegrid Acquires Box Robotics

October 6, 2020 · Acquisition aimed at accelerated development of human-like awareness for more consistent and productive self-driving industrial vehicles

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FATHOM Acquires GPI Prototype & Manufacturing Services

August 20, 2020 · GPI offers Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) additive manufacturing and CNC machining services, producing metal parts with complex geometries for on-demand manufacturing applications.

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dSPACE Strengthens Product Portfolio for Autonomous Driving and Data Management

July 10, 2020 · Full integration of software tools from Intempora completes solutions for data-driven development.

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Amazon Acquires Autonomous Technology Company Zoox

June 26, 2020 · Amazon.com Inc has agreed to pay over $1 billion to buy self-driving startup Zoox Inc, a move that will expand the e-commerce giant's reach in autonomous-vehicle transportation technology.

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NVIDIA Completes Acquisition of Mellanox

April 27, 2020 · Combined company provides expertise in compute and networking technologies for high-performance computing.

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Arburg Owners Purchase 3D Printing Startup German RepRap

February 25, 2020 · The new owners have confirmed German RepRap will continue to operate as a separate start-up.

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Saratech Acquires 3D Printing Business from TekPro Group

December 29, 2019 · This acquisition will boost technical and sales resources to Saratech's additive manufacturing business.

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BASF Acquires 3D Printing Service Provider Sculpteo

November 27, 2019 · Acquisition said to provide access to new materials and technologies for customers of BASF and Sculpteo.

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