Symbotic has acquired OhmniLabs, a Silicon Valley-based developer of healthcare robotics techniques. The businesses didn’t disclose the monetary particulars of the transaction. Whereas Symbotic may pursue healthcare robotics options, it actually would even be keen on OhmniLabs’ in-house manufacturing experience.
Based in 2015, OhmniLabs builds disinfection and telepresence robots. It has used a completely in-house improvement and manufacturing mannequin that it mentioned sped up its time to market. Ohmnilabs has two principal product:
- OhmniClean, a completely autonomous UV-C disinfection robotic
- OhmniCare, a cell telehealth robotic
OhmniLab’s additionally has modular library with prototyping capabilities that permit prospects design, develop, and deploy robotics purposes. The corporate mentioned it can proceed to promote and assist Ohmni merchandise as a part of Symbotic’s group and product line.
Symbotic presents end-to-end, A.I.-powered robotic and software program platforms. The Wilmington, Mass.-based firm applies high-density storage, cell robots, and machine studying to assist remedy advanced distribution challenges. It gained a 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award for its modular automation method for logistics.
With the strategic acquisition of OhmniLabs, Symbotic mentioned it is going to be higher positioned to broaden its automation capabilities for provide chain prospects. It’s additionally keen on delivering enhanced innovation to prospects within the healthcare business.
“Combining Symbotic’s experience in large-scale automation with OhmniLabs’ ground-breaking cell robots, imaginative and prescient, and A.I. options will allow the event of unparalleled automation improvements throughout completely different settings,” mentioned Rick Cohen, govt chairman and CEO of Symbotic. “We have been drawn to OhmniLabs for its spectacular expertise and business expertise that can allow our growth past the 4 partitions of the warehouse.”
“OhmniLabs’ mission has been to develop significant robotics to offer real-world options, and we have now made important progress with the assist of our loyal group members and prospects. Being part of Symbotic, a real chief in robotics innovation, will propel this imaginative and prescient ahead to ship cutting-edge options that redefine what’s doable in well being care, logistics and past,” mentioned Jared Go, Co-founder and CTO, OhmniLabs.
This isn’t Symbotic’s first robotics acquisition of 2024. In August, it acquired “considerably all the property” of Veo Robotics for $8.7 million. Symbotic instructed The Robotic Report that it now owns Veo Robotics’ FreeMove know-how, which helps safeguarding for industrial robots and promotes human-robot collaboration. FreeMove primarily turns massive, high-speed industrial robots into collaborative robots.
