#acquisitions

Locus Robotics says its acquisition of Nexera Robotics will expand what its mobile manipulator can reliably pick, targeting one of the hardest problems in warehouse automation: handling diverse, awkward e-commerce items.

Meta’s acquisition of Assured Robot Intelligence points to a deeper industry bet: that frontier AI will increasingly depend on robots that can learn through physical interaction, not just internet-scale data.

Meta has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, bringing its founders and team into Superintelligence Labs as the company sharpens its focus on software, robot control, and whole-body humanoid systems.

Appetronix has acquired kitchen automation company Cibotica, adding ingredient dispensing and portioning systems that can retrofit existing restaurants as well as support fully autonomous concepts.

Netflix has purchased Ben Affleck's AI-focused production technology startup, signaling the streaming giant's deepening investment in artificial intelligence tools for content creation.