Investments in robots, autonomous vehicles, and related systems totaled at least $1.3 billion in March 2019, down from $4.3 billion in February. On the other hand, automation companies reported $7.8 billion in mergers and acquisitions last month. While that may represent a slowdown, note that many businesses did not specify the amounts involved in their…

Stryker Corp. said today that it is acquiring OrthoSpace Ltd. and its InSpace rotator cuff repair device for $220 million. Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker said it paid $110 million in cash upfront and agreed to another $110 million in potential milestones for Caesarea, Israel-based OrthoSpace. “The acquisition of OrthoSpace is highly complementary to our existing portfolio…