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