Mergers & Acquisitions

Mobileye is acquiring Mentee Robotics for $900 million to pursue leadership in both autonomous driving and humanoid robotics.

Canvas creates worker-controlled drywall finishing robots that provide consistent wall finishes faster than human workers.

Amazon was an investor in Rightbot, which developed a suction-based robot for unloading trucks and trailers.

Between advances in humanoid robotics, exciting events, and large robot orders, there was no shortage of news to cover this year. 

Lidar maker Luminar has filed for Chapter 11 and plans to sell off its assets after Volvo terminated a key contract.

iRobot has begun bankruptcy proceedings under which its Chinese creditors will acquire the consumer robot company and continue the brand.

This acquisition marks the launch of Union Park’s new precision motion control platform, positioning the firm to capitalize on growth in industrial automation and robotics.

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.