Amazon Acquires Robotics Company
Amazon is acquiring mechatronics company Cloostermans. The company has been building technology to move and stack heavy pallets and totes, and robotics used to package products for customer orders. Amazon is making the acquisition to ramp up its R&D and deployment in that area.
Amazon’s robotics ecosystems, including its industrial warehouse operations as well as products more directly connected to consumers and customer experience, has been building over the years through a mix of....