AI-based image processing for AMR
Sick takes over tech startup Accerion
Sick, a provider of sensor-based automation solutions, has announced the acquisition of the Dutch technology company Accerion. Accerion specializes in AI-based image processing with a focus on positioning technologies for mobile robots.
Accerion was founded in the Netherlands in 2015 and is a tech start-up specializing in AI-based image processing for the positioning of autonomous mobile robots. With the software-controlled positioning solution "Triton", Accerion launched what the company claims is the world's first industrialized, infrastructure-free localization solution for ground structures based on cameras for mobile robots. Since 2021, Sick has been working in partnership with Accerion to support industrial customers worldwide in the accurate localization, positioning and navigation of mobile robots.
With the takeover, Accerion's entire product portfolio as well as its development and sales team were fully transferred to Sick on January 16, 2025. Product development of the new Sick subsidiary "SICK Accerion B.V." will continue at the previous location in Venlo, the Netherlands.
Software portfolio for industrial automation expanded
"We are very pleased to welcome the Accerion team to Sick and to further strengthen our software portfolio for Autonomous Mobile Robots for the future," says Dr. Niels Syassen, Sick Board Member for Technology & Digitalization. "The market for sensor solutions for autonomous mobile robots offers enormous growth potential, as the requirements for industrial companies for an efficient supply chain in terms of throughput, availability, flexibility and safety are constantly increasing. In order to provide customers worldwide with the best possible support for their automation projects, we are continuing to develop our own sensor solutions and are also investing in new technologies," adds Dr. Niels Syassen.
Vincent Burg, CEO of Accerion, says: "With a dedicated team, we have developed Triton, a state-of-the-art localization solution, completely from scratch. Today, Triton enables high-precision localization for thousands of robots worldwide. Our close collaboration with Sick has shown how perfectly our products and cultures complement each other. We are thrilled to officially join the Sick family, where we can leverage this synergy to scale localization solutions globally."
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