# Kraken Robotics acquires 13 Robotics Ltda in Brazil

Kraken Robotics acquired 13 Robotics Ltda (13R), a Brazilian software development company focused on underwater robotics and autonomous systems, for $220,000 US. The acquisition provides Kraken with a South American base of operations.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-04-19
- Where: Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, Brazil, Brazil
- Value: $220K
- Status: completed
- Products: underwater robotics software, autonomous systems for energy markets
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Kraken Robotics Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/17814.md) (acquirer)
- [13 Robotics Ltda](https://endata.com/companies/54579.md) (target)

## Sources

- [saltwire.com](https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/kraken-robotics-buys-brazilian-company-100578206), 2021-04-20: "Acquisition of 13R also provides Kraken with a South American base of operations, allowing the company to provide technical and commercial on-the-ground access to the Brazilian offshore oil and gas industry."

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