Boston Dynamics recently acquired Kinema Systems, a company that uses deep learning technology to enable industrial robotic arms to locate and move boxes on complex pallets.

Kinema Systems’ initial product, Kinema Pick, uses a combination of vision sensors and deep learning software to work with commercial robotic arms to move boxes off pallets to conveyors or build stacks of boxes on pallets.

With Kinema Systems’ Pick technology, logistics, retail, and manufacturing companies “achieve high rates of box moving with minimal set up or training for both multi-SKU and single-SKU pallets,” Boston Dynamics says.

“Bringing the Kinema team into Boston Dynamics expands our perception and learning capabilities while the Pick product accelerates our entry into the logistics market,” says Boston Dynamics founder and CEO Marc Raibert.

“Beyond being a powerful tool for industrial robotic arms, Kinema technology will help our mobile manipulation robots tackle a wide variety of complex real-world tasks.”

Sachin Chitta, founder of Kinema Systems, adds, “Boston Dynamics’ reputation for innovation fits perfectly with our mission of developing the next generation of vision-enabled warehouse robots.”

In an effort to address the logistics industry, Boston Dynamics’ recently upgraded Handle platform will be equipped with Kinema Systems’ Pick technology. Handle continues to undergo development, but Boston Dynamics says that it plans to immediately begin selling and supporting Pick for interested customers.

Kinema Systems’ team will establish Boston Dynamics’ first office in Silicon Valley. The plan is to extend the team in the Bay Area this year, as the team will focus on developing and selling advanced robotics products for the logistics market as well as researching, developing and applying deep learning and vision to the Boston Dynamics family of robots.