Amazon Buys Warehouse Robotics Company Cloostermans

The company will add D. Cloostermans–Huwaert NV to the Amazon Robotics division it launched in 2012 with the acquisition of Kiva Systems Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Cloostermans, which has about 200 employees, was founded in 1884 as a manufacturer of machinery for textiles manufacturers. It has been refashioned as a specialist in engineering and automation. The company designs and makes warehouse technology Amazon said it already uses to move and stack heavy pallets and totes and to package products for delivery.