CMS advises Accerion on its sale to SICK

CMS has advised Accerion and its shareholders on the sale of tech startup Accerion to SICK, an international provider of sensor-based automation solutions. Accerion specialises in AI-based image processing with a focus on positioning technologies for mobile robots.

Autonomous Mobile Robots are primarily used in logistics and manufacturing. They enable higher efficiency through automation in warehousing, intralogistics, manufacturing, and many other industrial sectors. With the sale of Accerion to SICK, customers will benefit from a complete solution portfolio of positioning solutions.

Accerion was founded in 2015 in the Netherlands and has established itself as a tech startup specialising in AI-based image processing for the positioning of autonomous mobile robots. With the software-driven positioning solution "Triton", Accerion introduced the world's first industrialised, infrastructure-free localisation solution for floor structures based on camera technology for mobile robots.

Since 2021, SICK has been partnering with Accerion to support industrial customers worldwide in the precise localisation, positioning, and navigation of mobile robots. With the acquisition, the entire product portfolio and the Accerion team with technology and sales experts fully transitioned to SICK on January 16, 2025. The product development of the new SICK subsidiary “SICK Accerion B.V.“ will continue at the current location in Venlo, Netherlands.

The CMS team comprised Marcellina Rietvelt and Pieter de Kanter.