FARO Acquires GeoSLAM
LAKE MARY, Fla., Sept. 12, 2022 — 4D digital reality technology company FARO Technologies has acquired GeoSLAM, a provider of mobile scanning solutions with proprietary high-productivity simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) software to create 3D models for use in digital twin applications. Under the terms of the agreement, GeoSLAM shareholders received a cash payment of £22 million (~$25.5 million) and 495,562 shares of FARO stock that is subject to customary lock-up provisions.
The transaction closed Sept. 1, funded with available cash reserves and equity consideration.
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Published: September 2022
Glossary
- machine vision
- Interpretation of an image of an object or scene through the use of optical noncontact sensing mechanisms for the purpose of obtaining information and/or controlling machines or processes.
- scanning
- The successive analysis or synthesizing of the light values or other similar characteristics of the components of a picture area, following a given method.
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