Adept Technology Acquires MobileRobots

Adept Technology has bought MobileRobots, a provider of autonomous robot and automated guided vehicle (AGV) technologies. The acquisition, says Adept, positions it to deliver productivity gains in unstructured environments, many of which reside beyond traditional robot applications. Equipping Adept’s global sales channels with autonomous robots and associated technologies will also enable the company to address the needs of the production logistics markets.

"With this acquisition, Adept strengthens its ability to develop and deliver highly flexible automation solutions aligned with the needs and demands of our target markets," said John Dulchinos, president and CEO of Adept Technology, Inc. "We are clearly focused on removing the challenges and costs associated with manual and less sophisticated means of moving critical components through production environments in a flexible manner and MobileRobots extends this value proposition beyond our industry’s traditional application areas.”

Upon completion of the acquisition, MobileRobots employees will become part of the Adept MobileRobots group and will work with Adept's existing engineering, operations and service teams in California, Germany and Singapore.