{"id":"54aa4662-bf7c-43ad-9f60-15ec8b5c11e4","slug":"teradyne-acquires-mir-2018","acquirerCompanyId":"1396b95b-630b-4c7b-8ae4-924055bdc945","acquiredCompanyId":"251f78d1-cf2e-4383-a5d4-35c66e8fd36e","acquirerName":"Teradyne","acquiredName":"Mobile Industrial Robots","announcementDate":"2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z","closeDate":"2018-04-26T12:00:00.000Z","status":"completed","structure":"full_acquisition","valuationUsd":"148000000","valuationBasis":"reported","summary":"Teradyne acquired Danish autonomous-mobile-robot maker Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) for ~$148M net of cash plus earnout (2018), pairing MiR with Universal Robots under Teradyne.","sources":[{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/26/teradyne-snatches-up-robot-maker-mir-in-272m-deal/","title":"Teradyne acquires MiR","sourceName":"TechCrunch"}],"verificationPosture":"verified","reviewStatus":"unreviewed","createdAt":"2026-06-24T01:58:54.924Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-24T12:55:00.686Z","acquirerCompany":{"id":"1396b95b-630b-4c7b-8ae4-924055bdc945","slug":"teradyne","name":"Teradyne"},"acquiredCompany":{"id":"251f78d1-cf2e-4383-a5d4-35c66e8fd36e","slug":"mobile-industrial-robots","name":"Mobile Industrial Robots"},"assets":[]}