Zebra Technologies Acquiring Photoneo

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Dec. 30, 2024 — Zebra Technologies will acquire Photoneo, a developer and manufacturer of 3D machine vision solutions. The acquisition will expand Zebra’s portfolio and strengthen its position as a leader in the 3D segment of the machine vision market, combining Photoneo’s 3D sensors with Zebra’s capabilities in AI-powered imaging, inspection software, and autonomous data capture.

Financial terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025.

Bratislava, Slovakia-based Photoneo is widely known for its parallel structured light technology; the company's intelligent sensors are widely used in vision-guided robotics, for applications including bin-picking and palletization/depalletization. The sensors are certified to interface with many leading robotics manufacturers for a variety of use cases, including robot-arm applications. Photoneo partnered with embedded systems developer Neousys last month, entering into a collaboration that aims to develop a 3D imaging solution for challenging use conditions.

Zebra acquired advanced machine vision components, software, and systems developer Matrox Imaging in 2022 to augment its portfolio of fixed industrial scanners and machine vision sensors. The company also acquired intralogistics automation company and autonomous mobile robots developer Fetch Robotics and software company Adaptive Vision in 2021.

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Published: December 2024

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