# Continental acquires KINEXON's on-board operating system division for mobile robots

Continental acquired KINEXON's specialist division for the 'Brain' on-board operating system for autonomous mobile robots, including IP rights and a development team. The acquisition strengthens Continental's mobile robotics expertise.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-10-18
- Where: Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Germany
- Status: completed
- Products: on-board operating system for autonomous mobile robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Continental](https://endata.com/companies/925.md) (acquirer)
- [KINEXON](https://endata.com/companies/73661.md) (target)

## Sources

- [continental.com](https://www.continental.com/en/press/press-releases/20231018-continental-amr/), 2023-10-18: "With this acquisition, we are enlarging our global development team and strengthening our system expertise in mobile robotics."

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