Robotics Acquisitions Tracker

Track major M&A deals shaping the robotics industry. From Amazon's transformative Kiva acquisition to Hyundai's Boston Dynamics purchase.

31 Deals Tracked
$19.4B+ Total Value
12 Categories

Largest Robotics Acquisitions

1

Midea Group ← KUKA

$4.5B
2016 industrial robotics

Chinese appliance maker acquired German robotics giant.

2

AGCO ← Aparent (Raven Industries)

$2.1B
2021 agricultural robots

Precision agriculture and autonomous systems.

3

CNH Industrial ← Raven Industries (autonomy)

$2.1B
2021 agricultural robots

Ag autonomy division.

4

Stryker ← Mako Surgical

$1.65B
2013 surgical robots

Orthopedic robotic-arm assisted surgery.

5

Medtronic ← Mazor Robotics

$1.64B
2018 surgical robots

Spine surgery robotics. Israeli company.

6

Amazon ← Zoox

$1.2B
2020 autonomous vehicles

Autonomous vehicle robotaxi company.

7

Hyundai Motor Group ← Boston Dynamics

$880M
2020 humanoid robots

80% stake. Valued company at $1.1B. SoftBank retained 20%.

8

Amazon ← Kiva Systems

$775M
2012 warehouse automation

Transformed Amazon fulfillment. Now operates 1M+ robots. Renamed to Amazon Robotics in 2015.

9

Rockwell Automation ← Clearpath Robotics

$600M
2023 mobile robots

Includes OTTO Motors AMR business.

10

Shopify ← 6 River Systems

$450M
2019 warehouse automation

Collaborative warehouse fulfillment robots. Later divested.

Acquisition Timeline

25

2025

Zebra Technologies completed

acquired Photoneo

robot ai Undisclosed
Samsung Electronics completed

acquired Rainbow Robotics

humanoid robots Undisclosed
Hugging Face completed

acquired Pollen Robotics

humanoid robots Undisclosed
Symbotic completed

acquired OhmniLabs

warehouse automation Undisclosed
SICK completed

acquired Accerion

robot components Undisclosed
1X Technologies completed

acquired Kind Humanoid

humanoid robots Undisclosed
Comau completed

acquired Automha

warehouse automation Undisclosed
24

2024

Amazon cancelled

acquired iRobot

consumer robots $1.7B
AeroVironment completed

acquired Tomahawk Robotics

defense robotics $120M
HL Robotics completed

acquired Stanley Robotics

mobile robots Undisclosed
23

2023

Rockwell Automation completed

acquired Clearpath Robotics

mobile robots $600M
22

2022

Intuitive Surgical completed

acquired Schölly Fiberoptic

surgical robots Undisclosed
21

2021

ABB completed

acquired ASTI Mobile Robotics

mobile robots Undisclosed
Zebra Technologies completed

acquired Fetch Robotics

warehouse automation $290M
John Deere completed

acquired Bear Flag Robotics

agricultural robots $250M
AGCO completed

acquired Aparent (Raven Industries)

agricultural robots $2.1B
CNH Industrial completed

acquired Raven Industries (autonomy)

agricultural robots $2.1B
20

2020

Hyundai Motor Group completed

acquired Boston Dynamics

humanoid robots $880M
Amazon completed

acquired Zoox

autonomous vehicles $1.2B
Ocado completed

acquired Kindred AI

warehouse automation $262M
19

2019

Shopify completed

acquired 6 River Systems

warehouse automation $450M
18

2018

Teradyne completed

acquired Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR)

mobile robots $148M
Medtronic completed

acquired Mazor Robotics

surgical robots $1.64B
Fanuc completed

acquired Life Robotics

collaborative robots Undisclosed
17

2017

SoftBank completed

acquired Boston Dynamics

humanoid robots $100M
John Deere completed

acquired Blue River Technology

agricultural robots $305M
16

2016

Midea Group completed

acquired KUKA

industrial robotics $4.5B
15

2015

Teradyne completed

acquired Universal Robots

collaborative robots $285M
13

2013

Google completed

acquired Boston Dynamics

humanoid robots Undisclosed
Stryker completed

acquired Mako Surgical

surgical robots $1.65B
12

2012

Amazon completed

acquired Kiva Systems

warehouse automation $775M

Most Active Acquirers

Amazon

3 deals

Total spent: $3.7B+

Kiva Systems 2012
Zoox 2020
iRobot 2024

Teradyne

2 deals

Total spent: $433M+

Universal Robots 2015
Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) 2018

Zebra Technologies

2 deals

Total spent: $290M+

Fetch Robotics 2021
Photoneo 2025

John Deere

2 deals

Total spent: $555M+

Blue River Technology 2017
Bear Flag Robotics 2021

Google

1 deals
Boston Dynamics 2013

SoftBank

1 deals

Total spent: $100M+

Boston Dynamics 2017

Hyundai Motor Group

1 deals

Total spent: $880M+

Boston Dynamics 2020

ABB

1 deals
ASTI Mobile Robotics 2021

Rockwell Automation

1 deals

Total spent: $600M+

Clearpath Robotics 2023

Shopify

1 deals

Total spent: $450M+

6 River Systems 2019

Acquisitions by Category

agricultural robots 4

Deal value: $4.8B+

industrial robotics 1

Deal value: $4.5B+

surgical robots 3

Deal value: $3.3B+

warehouse automation 6

Deal value: $1.8B+

consumer robots 1

Deal value: $1.7B+

autonomous vehicles 1

Deal value: $1.2B+

humanoid robots 6

Deal value: $980M+

mobile robots 4

Deal value: $748M+

collaborative robots 2

Deal value: $285M+

defense robotics 1

Deal value: $120M+

robot ai 1
robot components 1

All Acquisitions

Year Acquirer Target Amount Category Status
2025 Zebra Technologies Photoneo Undisclosed robot ai completed
2025 Samsung Electronics Rainbow Robotics Undisclosed humanoid robots completed
2025 Hugging Face Pollen Robotics Undisclosed humanoid robots completed
2025 Symbotic OhmniLabs Undisclosed warehouse automation completed
2025 SICK Accerion Undisclosed robot components completed
2025 1X Technologies Kind Humanoid Undisclosed humanoid robots completed
2025 Comau Automha Undisclosed warehouse automation completed
2024 Amazon iRobot $1.7B consumer robots cancelled
2024 AeroVironment Tomahawk Robotics $120M defense robotics completed
2024 HL Robotics Stanley Robotics Undisclosed mobile robots completed
2023 Rockwell Automation Clearpath Robotics $600M mobile robots completed
2022 Intuitive Surgical Schölly Fiberoptic Undisclosed surgical robots completed
2021 AGCO Aparent (Raven Industries) $2.1B agricultural robots completed
2021 CNH Industrial Raven Industries (autonomy) $2.1B agricultural robots completed
2021 Zebra Technologies Fetch Robotics $290M warehouse automation completed
2021 John Deere Bear Flag Robotics $250M agricultural robots completed
2021 ABB ASTI Mobile Robotics Undisclosed mobile robots completed
2020 Amazon Zoox $1.2B autonomous vehicles completed
2020 Hyundai Motor Group Boston Dynamics $880M humanoid robots completed
2020 Ocado Kindred AI $262M warehouse automation completed
2019 Shopify 6 River Systems $450M warehouse automation completed
2018 Medtronic Mazor Robotics $1.64B surgical robots completed
2018 Teradyne Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) $148M mobile robots completed
2018 Fanuc Life Robotics Undisclosed collaborative robots completed
2017 John Deere Blue River Technology $305M agricultural robots completed
2017 SoftBank Boston Dynamics $100M humanoid robots completed
2016 Midea Group KUKA $4.5B industrial robotics completed
2015 Teradyne Universal Robots $285M collaborative robots completed
2013 Stryker Mako Surgical $1.65B surgical robots completed
2013 Google Boston Dynamics Undisclosed humanoid robots completed
2012 Amazon Kiva Systems $775M warehouse automation completed

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