Japan's Omron to buy US industrial PC firm Onlogic for $675 million in physical AI push

Japan's Omron to buy US industrial PC firm Onlogic for $675 million in physical AI push TOKYO, Oct 13 : Japanese manufacturer Omron will buy US industrial PC firm Onlogic and its parent company, Interlogic, for $675 million, the company said on Tuesday. The acquisition is intended to develop Omron's physical artificial intelligence services within its industrial automation business, the company said in a news release. • Onlogic is a developer, manufacturer and seller of industrial PCs, with which Omron hopes to combine its high-precision control technology to develop physical AI platforms and expand its customer base in the US. • Onlogic's parent, Interlogic, will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Omron. Onlogic will continue to operate as an independent business, retaining its brand and current management team, the release said. • In May, US-based subsidiary Omron Robotics signed a collaboration agreement with Italian automation company Comau to develop automation services in industrial manufacturing. • Omron's shares were roughly flat in morning trading in Tokyo, compared with a drop of around 2.2 per cent for the benchmark Nikkei 225. [Image text:] Segway-Ninebot WBOU OmROn Fosttoy IRONforSTE #F IRONCES