Stuttgart / Leinfelden-Echterdingen – Bosch Power Tools plans to acquire nearly 50 percent shares of the FerRobotics Compliant Robot Technology GmbH, one of the leading global providers in the field of contact-sensitive automation, with headquarters in Linz, Austria, and further distribution locations in the U.S. and China. Agreements to this effect were signed by Bosch Power Tools and FerRobotics on September 29, 2023. ”With the planned equity share in FerRobotics, we are opening up new market segments in the accessories business and are systematically driving our growth”, says Thomas Donato, President of Bosch Power Tools. ”Starting point of all our considerations is always the user of our products, which is also the reason for acquiring shares in FerRobotics. In combination with our unique abrasive portfolio for industrial applications, robots which are endowed with tactile sensitivity, unfold their full potential, and generate maximum added value.“
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The Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH, a division of the Bosch Group, is one of the world’s leading providers for power tools, garden tools, power tool accessories and measuring tools. In 2023, its roughly 19,500 associates generated sales of 5.6 billion euros, about 90 percent of which outside of Germany. With brands such as Bosch and Dremel, the division stands for customer focus and great engineering progress. The core success factors are innovative strength and pace of innovation. In 2024, Bosch Power Tools will again launch more than 100 new products onto the market in its four business segments power tools, outdoor and garden tools, accessories and measuring tools.
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 429,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2023). The company generated sales of 91.6 billion euros in 2023. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. With its business activities, the company aims to use technology to help shape universal trends such as automation, electrification, digitalization, connectivity, and an orientation to sustainability. In this context, Bosch’s broad diversification across regions and industries strengthens its innovativeness and robustness. Bosch uses its proven expertise in sensor technology, software, and services to offer customers cross-domain solutions from a single source. It also applies its expertise in connectivity and artificial intelligence in order to develop and manufacture user-friendly, sustainable products. With technology that is “Invented for life,” Bosch wants to help improve quality of life and conserve natural resources. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 470 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. Bosch’s innovative strength is key to the company’s further development. At 136 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 90,000 associates in research and development, of which nearly 48,000 are software engineers.
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