# igus acquires majority stake in Commonplace Robotics

Motion plastics specialist igus acquired a majority stake in Commonplace Robotics, an integrator specializing in intuitive control systems and software for robotics, to strengthen its Low Cost Automation offering.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-09-29
- Where: Bissendorf near Osnabrück, Germany
- Status: completed
- Products: robotic control systems, cobots, robot kinematics
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [igus](https://endata.com/companies/65668.md)
- [igus](https://endata.com/companies/65668.md) (acquirer)
- [Commonplace Robotics](https://endata.com/companies/65669.md) (target)

## Sources

- [press.igus.eu](https://press.igus.eu/combined-innovative-power-igus-acquires-majority-stake-in-commonplace-robotics/), 2022-09-29: "We are very pleased that, following intensive collaboration over the last six years, an even more focused approach to Low Cost Automation is now possible."
- [press.igus.com](https://press.igus.com/2022/10/03/robot-software/), 2022-10-03: "We are very pleased that, following intensive collaboration over the last six years, an even more focused approach to Low-Cost Automation is now possible."

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