Ocado Group is acquiring autonomous mobile robot maker 6 River Systems from Shopify for an undisclosed amount.

Both AutoStore and Ocado operate automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) that operate on similar principles.

The deal will enable Lotte to deploy Ocado automated storage and retrieval solution in Korea, to help automate fulfillment workflows for the company.

Myrmex acquisition could enable faster rollout of AFL across Ocado Group’s global CFC footprint, as well as open up new opportunities for the development of bespoke automation solutions for the Ocado Smart Platform.

A U.S. ITC judge also rejected AutoStore’s request to ban Ocado, and its partners, from making and selling the products involved and from importing them into the U.S.

Ocado, a leading British online supermarket, has acquired two U.S.-based robotics companies for $287 million in hopes of making its warehouses more efficient. Ocado purchased San Francisco-based Kindred Systems, which specializes in robotic piece-picking, for about $262 million and Las Vegas-based Haddington Dynamics, a developer of low-cost robotic arms, for about $25 million. The acquisitions…

AutoStore alleges its AS/RS system and robots are the foundation on which Ocado’s Smart Platform was built.

Between big events like the Robotics Summit & Expo and Automate, acquisition news, and big funding announcements, there was no shortage of exciting robotics news. 

Oxbotica aims to use the investment to drive expansion into new geographical markets and more quickly deploy its autonomy software. 

With the latest round of funding, Lyro Robotics plans to deliver around 20 autonomous robotic packers to agriculture clients.

Going to MODEX 2022? Our show guide is a filtered view to all of the important robotics product launches and highlights of the show as you plan your visit to the show floor.

Instead of relying on a traditional autonomous driving stack, HD maps and hand-coded rules, Wayve said it is building a data-driven learned driver that can scale, adapt and generalise its driving intelligence to new places.

Exotec, a French company founded in 2015, is now valued at $2 billion.

China’s new five-year plan for robotics and Toronto banning sidewalk robots topped our coverage in December 2021.

Steve and Mike interview Fady Saad from MassRobotics and Eric Anderson from AWS about the new AWS Robotics Accelerator program

AutoStore’s Q3 revenue is up 95% from Q3 last year. So far this year, it’s brought in $234.4 million in revenue.

This morning’s IPO valued AutoStore at $12.4 billion. This is Norway’s biggest IPO since 2001.

In this episode, Steve and Mike discuss the latest funding news and interview Photoneo CTO Tomas Kovacovsky.

AppliedEV and Oxbotica combine their solutions to create a unique autonomous vehicle platform for a variety of applications.

Raiser Robotics has developed and automated storage and retrieval system. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Both companies develop automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) and are pursuing the lucrative grocery automation market.