3D Robotics Acquires Sifteo



By Priya Potapragada



California UAV company 3D Robotics announced its acquisition of an electronics provider Sifteo, bringing designers, engineers and manufacturing experts to the company. 



Sifteo's engineering team has developed technologies for high-performance embedded computation, low-latency wireless communication, virtualization techniques and sensor fusion, which can be applied to different products.



Chris Anderson, CEO of 3D Robotics says, “When we first engaged with the Sifteo team and saw their skillset, experience and IP portfolio, we immediately recognized the impact they would have working with us to transform and grow the consumer drone market. Their consumer electronics experience and deep product skills complement our technology perfectly. We are thrilled to have the resources of both groups together to lead what we believe will be a billion-dollar market over the next few years.”



The focus of the acquisition is to expand 3D Robotics’ market position in the business-to-business world as a UAV provider to products that are geared towards “out-of-the-box products for the everyday consumer,” according to a company press release.