It seems like robotics companies are being acquired left-and-right.  Just the other week we learned of two more: (1) My Robot Nation, which allows you to design and 3D print custom robot figurines, was acquired by 3D systems.  (2) Sensable Technologies, which is best-known in robotics circles for their “Phantom Omni” haptic interfaces (eg. for teleoperation), was just acquired by Geomagic.  While the acquisition prices were undisclosed, it’s likely that they were smaller than the mega-acquisitions of Kiva Systems by Amazon for $775 Million and Aldebaran Robotics by Softbank for $100 Million.  Either way, these recent acquisitions seem to indicate a growing trend in the robotics industry.

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