Amazon acquires warehouse-robotics company Canvas Technology
BOULDER — Amazon has acquired Canvas Technology LLC, a Boulder warehouse-robotics company.
The deal was first reported by Tech Crunch. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Canvas was founded in 2015 by Jonathan McQueen, CEO; Sandra McQueen, vice president of marketing; Nima Keivan, chief technology officer; and Juan Falquez. Its technology is based on research conducted at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Autonomous Robotics and Perception Group.
A call to Canvas was not immediately returned. An Amazon spokeswoman provided the following statement when asked to comment on the acquisition: “We are inspired by Canvas Technology’s innovations, and share a common vision…
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