{"id":"a613c3a4-d933-4754-ac0d-30c410e8d59c","slug":"teradyne-acquires-universal-robots-2015","acquirerCompanyId":"1396b95b-630b-4c7b-8ae4-924055bdc945","acquiredCompanyId":"3cefb91d-1ab3-49c5-9b75-cf1b2a7acabe","acquirerName":"Teradyne","acquiredName":"Universal Robots","announcementDate":null,"closeDate":"2015-06-01T12:00:00.000Z","status":"completed","structure":"full_acquisition","valuationUsd":"285000000","valuationBasis":"reported","summary":"Teradyne acquired Danish collaborative-robot maker Universal Robots for ~$285M net of cash plus up to $65M earnout (2015), the start of Teradyne's robotics roll-up.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.universal-robots.com/news-and-media/news-center/teradyne-inc-acquires-universal-robots/","title":"Teradyne acquires Universal Robots","sourceName":"Universal Robots (official)"}],"verificationPosture":"verified","reviewStatus":"reviewed","createdAt":"2026-06-24T01:58:54.596Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-14T21:34:53.985Z","acquirerCompany":{"id":"1396b95b-630b-4c7b-8ae4-924055bdc945","slug":"teradyne","name":"Teradyne"},"acquiredCompany":{"id":"3cefb91d-1ab3-49c5-9b75-cf1b2a7acabe","slug":"universal-robots","name":"Universal Robots"},"assets":[]}