# AGCO acquires Faromatics and its poultry monitoring robot ChickenBoy

AGCO acquired Faromatics, the Barcelona-based developer of the ChickenBoy poultry monitoring robot, to strengthen its smart farming solutions for livestock producers.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-09-13
- Where: Barcelona, Spain, Spain
- Status: announced
- Products: poultry monitoring robot
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [AGCO](https://endata.com/companies/6630.md) (acquirer)
- [Faromatics](https://endata.com/companies/57682.md) (target)

## Sources

- [farmautomationtoday.com](https://www.farmautomationtoday.com/news/data-analytics/faromatics-and-its-poultry-monitoring-robot-chickenboy-acquired-by-agco.html), 2021-09-13: "This Faromatics acquisition supports our vision of being farmers’ most trusted partner for industry-leading, smart farming solutions across every area of our business."

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