# Automated Industrial Robotics acquires Robotics & Drives

Automated Industrial Robotics Inc. (AIR) acquired Robotics & Drives (RDS), an Ireland-based industrial automation company, to reinforce AIR's presence in Europe and enhance its capabilities for integrating advanced robotics into automated systems.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-10-17
- Where: Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland, Ireland
- Status: completed
- Products: robotics integration, automation systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Automated Industrial Robotics Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/17775.md) (acquirer)
- [Robotics & Drives](https://endata.com/companies/17776.md) (target)

## Sources

- [roboticsanddrives.ie](https://www.roboticsanddrives.ie/), 2017-10-17: "Transaction Reinforces AIR’s Presence in Europe and Enhances its Capabilities for Integration of Advanced Robotics into Automated Systems"

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