ABB will acquire ASTI Mobile Robotics Group (ASTI), a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots (AMR), which has a broad portfolio across all major applications enabled by the company’s software. The acquisition will expand ABB’s robotics and automation offerings, providing the company with a complete portfolio of flexible automation technologies.
The AMR business will be headquartered in Burgos, Spain and led by Veronica Pascual Boé, ASTI CEO. In addition a new Asia AMR hub, including full value chain and manufacturing, will open at the ABB Robotics factory in Shanghai, China.