Acquisition
Cognex acquires Intel RealSense
Cognex announced an agreement to acquire Intel spinout RealSense for $500M in cash, expanding Cognex machine vision into robotic 3D perception. Deal announced September 2026 and not yet closed. RealSense had been independent for roughly 439 days. Cognex cited RealSense targeting about $80-90M 2026 revenue. Total consideration may differ if retention/RSU components are counted separately; this record uses Cognex's stated $500M cash figure.
full acquisition · Announced · $500.0M (reported, approximate) · reported
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- Acquirer
- Cognex
- Acquired
- Intel RealSense
Timeline
- Announced
- 2026-09-22
Sources (2)
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cognex-to-acquire-realsense-expanding-machine-vision-leadership-into-high-growth-robotic-perception-market-302885738.html
- https://www.realsenseai.com/news-insights/cognex-to-acquire-realsense-expanding-machine-vision-leadership-into-high-growth-robotic-perception-market/
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