# AeroVironment acquires German robotics firm Telerob

AeroVironment announced on December 9, 2020, the acquisition of Telerob Gesellschaft für Fernhantierungstechnik mbH, a German developer of unmanned ground robotic solutions based near Stuttgart.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-12-09
- Where: near Stuttgart, Germany
- Value: $45.4M
- Status: completed
- Products: unmanned ground robotic solutions, telemax UGV, tEODor EVO UGV
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [AeroVironment](https://endata.com/companies/27059.md) (acquirer)
- [Telerob](https://endata.com/companies/51726.md) (target)

## Sources

- [auvsi.org](https://www.auvsi.org/news/aerovironment-acquires-german-ground-robotic-solutions-developer-telerob/), 2020-12-09: "Acquiring Telerob marks a significant step toward achieving AeroVironment's goal of offering an integrated portfolio of intelligent, multi-domain robotic solutions."
- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201209006028/de), 2020-12-09: "Durch die Transaktion werden die jeweils führenden Anbieter unbemannter Luftfahrzeuge (UAS) und unbemannter Landfahrzeuge (UGV) gemeinsam umfassendere, integrierte Einsatzlösungen für die Bereiche Luft, Mesosphäre, Boden und See anbieten können."

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