Fresh from €1.2bn, NEURA buys its second company in eleven days

NEURA Robotics is acquiring 100% of Adlatus Robotics to integrate its Neuraverse platform into autonomous cleaning machines, according to a German company statement. This marks the firm’s second acquisition in just over two weeks, following a €1.2bn funding round in June. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

A Look at Adlatus Robotics

Adlatus Robotics, based in Ulm, has been manufacturing autonomous cleaning and sweeping robots for over 20 years. Their machines serve various industries, including logistics, healthcare, and commercial and public buildings. The company offers a range of products:

CR700C and CR700D: These handle wet cleaning and wiping tasks.
SR1300: Designed for night shifts in car parks, it sweeps and vacuums.

Each robot features its own docking and service station, enabling self-emptying and refilling between cleaning cycles.

NEURA’s Vision

NEURA aims to revolutionize the cleaning industry by infusing its robots with sensors and AI capabilities, connecting them to its Neuraverse platform. The goal is to create intelligent cleaning machines that can recognize different surfaces, types of dirt, and adapt their cleaning strategies accordingly, learning from each task rather than simply repeating predefined routes.

"We’re not buying ADLATUS just to add another cleaning robot to our portfolio," stated David Reger, NEURA’s CEO. “We want to give machines like this a new brain.”

The Acquisition in Context

This acquisition is NEURA Mobile Robots’ latest move, as it expands its mobile robotics operations beyond traditional material handling. Andreas Lindemann, the arm’s managing director, believes autonomous cleaning is a natural progression for the company. He aims to integrate these robots into NEURA’s Fleet Manager as their own product family in the future.

This deal follows NEURA Mobile Robots’ earlier acquisition of ACTIVE Shuttle automated guided vehicles from Bosch Rexroth, announced just eleven days prior.