Bear Robotics To Acquire Kinisi Robotics

Skild AI Acquires Zebra Technologies’ Robotics Automation Business

April 15, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

Skild AI announced it has acquired Zebra Technologies’ Robotics Automation business, including the Symmetry Fulfillment orchestration platform. The deal combines Skild’s “Skild Brain” omnibodied AI with Zebra’s human-robot orchestration to enable end-to-end, enterprise-scale warehouse automation across varied robot types.

Mobileye to Acquire Mentee Robotics for $900 Million

January 6, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

Mobileye entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mentee Robotics Ltd., an AI-first humanoid robotics company, for total consideration of $900 million (subject to adjustments). The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026 and is positioned as an expansion of Mobileye’s “physical AI” ambitions beyond automotive autonomy into humanoid robots.

Kodiak Robotics to Go Public via Business Combination With Ares Acquisition Corporation II

April 14, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. entered into a definitive business combination with Ares Acquisition Corporation II (AACT) to become a publicly listed company. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2025, subject to approvals and customary closing conditions, valuing Kodiak at a pre-money equity value of approximately $2.5 billion.

LG Electronics Acquires Majority Stake in Bear Robotics

January 24, 2025

Manufacturing

LG Electronics has exercised a call option to acquire an additional 30% of Bear Robotics, increasing its ownership to a controlling 51% stake after an initial $60 million investment in March 2024. The move brings Bear Robotics into LG's robotics fold to accelerate AI-driven commercial, home and industrial robot development and integrate LG's commercial robot business with Bear Robotics' platform and fleet-management capabilities.

Saab Acquires BlueBear Systems Group Ltd

September 5, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

Saab has acquired all shares in UK-based BlueBear Systems Group Ltd to strengthen its AI-enabled autonomous swarm and command-and-control capabilities. BlueBear, based outside Bedford, England, employs about 65 staff and had roughly £8 million turnover last year; Saab will integrate the business as a centre for rapid concept development to enhance its offering across key international markets.

ROYBI Acquires KidSense.AI

February 25, 2020

AI & Machine Learning

ROYBI Inc., maker of the Roybi Robot, has acquired KidSense.AI, an embedded and cloud-based speech-recognition and Edge-AI platform built specifically for children. The acquisition will integrate KidSense.AI’s child-focused ASR and multilingual voice dataset into ROYBI’s language-learning robot to accelerate language expansion, improve accuracy, and maintain child data privacy compliance.