Ocado buys two US robotics companies as pandemic fuels online shopping

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Ocado CEO Tim Steiner said the acquisitions will allow the company to ‘accelerate delivery, innovate more and grow faster’

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Ocado said it was buying Kindred Systems, an advanced piece-picking robotics company, for about $262m and Haddington Dynamics, a robotic-arm designer and manufacturer, for about $25m. They also provide an opportunity for Ocado to enter new markets for robotic solutions outside grocery

 

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