# Teradyne to acquire Universal Robots for $285M

Teradyne announced a definitive agreement to acquire Universal Robots, a Danish collaborative robot manufacturer, for $285 million net of cash acquired, plus up to $65 million in earn-outs.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-03-15
- Where: United States
- Value: $285.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: collaborative robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Teradyne](https://endata.com/companies/17951.md) (acquirer)
- [Universal Robots](https://endata.com/companies/17952.md) (target)

## Sources

- [universal-robots.com](https://www.universal-robots.com/mx/noticias-y-medios-de-comunicacion/centro-de-noticias/teradyne-and-universal-robots-announce-agreement-for-teradyne-to-acquire-universal-robots-leader-in-collaborative-robots/), 2019-03-15: "Universal Robots is the technology and sales leader in the fast growing collaborative robot market and we are excited to have them join Teradyne."

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