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Amazon acquires Kiva Systems (Warehouse Robotics Foundation)

Amazon acquired Massachusetts-based Kiva Systems in 2012 for 75M, forming the foundation of Amazon Robotics. Kiva's drive units use downward-facing cameras to read floor barcodes, upward cameras for rack barcodes, infrared sensors, and collision-detection bumpers. This acquisition launched Amazon's warehouse robotics empire — now including Pegasus, Xanthus, and hundreds of thousands of deployed robots.

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Amazon customer
Kiva Systems off-registry technology provider

Timeline

Announced: 2012-03-19
Start: 2012-03-19

Sources (1)

https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-robotics-robots-fulfillment-center

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