Mergers & Acquisitions

thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering will provide automotive expertise and expand market access, says Agile Robots.

As part of the Sweetgreen agreement, 38 Spyce engineers and support staffers, including its co-founders, will move to Wonder.

Oso Electric Equipment and Electric Sheep are deepening an already established partnership with the acquisition.

Palladyne AI focuses on simplifying robot programming, advancing swarming technology, and developing hardware-agnostic AI for diverse applications.

ABB, which planned to spin out its ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation group, is now selling it to SoftBank, as President Sami Atiya departs.

Investment manager Peter Finn discusses robotics, AI trends, and market challenges in industrial technology post-COVID.

This acquisition is the latest step in AMP’s goal to go from a technology provider to an operating company.

The Voysys platform-agnostic video streaming and data connectivity will strengthen Serve’s technology stack and enhance reliability at scale.

Already, John Deere is an exclusive provider of GUSS sprayers, and that will continue to be the case after the acquisition.

The investment landscape was dominated by the United States and China, which together accounted for the majority of the capital raised.

The companies will combine Serve’s autonomy stack and real‑world dataset with Vayu’s AI foundation models.

To date, HistoSonics said its Edison system has treated more than 2,000 patients at over 50 leading U.S. medical centers.

J.P. Morgan found that long-term investment trends for robotics, semiconductors, aerospace, and defense are positive.

Doosan said ONExia, as a U.S.-based provider, will help it expand globally, and will bring decades of data to bolster AI capabilities.

Bondai Robotics plans to combine its AI software with farm-ng’s agbotics hardware and has named returning and new executives.

Maxvision said Aldebaran’s IP and humanoid robots will enable it to make significant strides in its strategic roadmap.

Zimmer Biomet said the Monogram acquisition will contribute to revenue growth in 2027 and boost its robotic knee adoption in the U.S.

Plus said its go-to-market strategy is centered on integration with commercial vehicle makers like TRATON GROUP, Hyundai, and IVECO.

Aldebaran made the Pepper and Nao humanoid robots, which were popular in education and service uses but struggled to make money.

With the acquisition, Circus SE said FullyAI will become the cognitive engine of the its food preparation ecosystem.

The Robot Report editorial team traveled to Detroit to attend Automate 2025. This episode is packed with our firsthand observations.

Saronic has retained the experience workforce of Gulf Craft and expects to prototype and build medium uncrewed surface vessels.