Amazon acquires Cloostermans to ramp up its robotics operations

Supply Chain
Written By Rick Watson

Cloostermans is a company out of Belgium that is a specialist in mechatronics. It’s been building technology to move and stack heavy pallets and totes, and robotics used to package products for customer orders.

Cloosterman’s which already counted Amazon as a customer, has been building technology to move and stack heavy pallets, unlike Kiva robots which are focused on moving lighter totes and shelves.  It remains to be seen if Cloosterman’s will be forced to divest itself of other customers like when Kiva was acquired by Amazon.

TechCrunch: Amazon is buying Cloostermans, a mechatronics specialist in Belgium, to ramp up its robotics operations

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

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