Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), a company that develops autonomous mobile robots for logistics applications, has been acquired by Teradyne, Inc. for €121 million ($148 million) net of cash acquired plus €101 million ($124 million at current exchange rate) if certain performance targets are met extending through 2020. [Native Advertising] MiR is a company that was launched in Denmark five… Continue reading Mobile Industrial Robots acquired by Teradyne
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