igus says its acquisition of Atronia will enable cost-effective series production of smart plastics for predictive maintenance.

Asensus Surgical has agreed to be acquired by KARL STORZ, an endoscopy expert that will continue developing its robotic systems.

Joby says its acquisition of Xwing will help it build leadership in aviation autonomy and fulfill existing and future defense contracts.

Titan Medical and Conavi aim to commercialize Conavi’s Novasight Hybrid system for guiding common minimally invasive coronary procedures.

HowToRobot hopes to address industry needs by creating a global automation market platform and vendor-independent advisory firm.

Kiwibot and AUTO Mobility Solutions say their merger will advance data protection and robotic services globally.

The agreement enables Karl Storz to engage in diligence and negotiations over a potential acquisition of Asensus Surgical.

The companies aim to combine in an all-stock transaction, focusing on commercializing Conavi’s Novasight Hybrid system.

Acieta, a FANUC Authorized System Integrator, said it has installed more than 5,500 robots since it was founded in 1983.

Synopsys is adding Ansys’ simulation to its testing and electric design tools to help developers engineer more complex systems.

Sevensense, which has developed Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping for mobile robots, has grown from a partner to a unit of ABB.

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Electric Sheep Robotics has now acquired four landscaping businesses in recent months.

LIG Nex1 and a partner have offered to acquire 60% of industrial and defense supplier Ghost Robotics, which is valued at $400 million.

The EU informed Amazon that its preliminary view is that the acquisition may restrict competition in the market for robot vacuum cleaners. 

Agile Robots said it will take over Franka Emika’s operations, keeping its approximately 100-person staff with plans to grow the company.

The acquisitions are part of the Electric Sheep’s long-term strategy to consolidate the landscaping industry. 

Nauticus is acquiring the company for approximately $34 million in stock, before certain purchase price adjustments and assumption of debt. 

Rockwell Automation said AMRs “are the next frontier in industrial automation and transformation, and this acquisition will supercharge Rockwell’s lead in bringing the connected enterprise to life.”

Jungheinrich has had shares in Magazino since 2020, and in 2022 it increased its ownership to 21.7%, now its increasing its ownership again.

AeroVironment will acquire 100% of Tomahawk Robotics’ equity, and the purchase price will be paid in a mix of cash and stock. 

Iris Ohyama, a Japanese maker of appliances for the home, has made plans to acquire Smile Robotics, a serving robot developer.