This planned acquisition aims to further extend Circus’s AI and automation capabilities by fully integrating the Campo technology into Circus’s AI-based operating system
Circus, a leading technology company in AI and autonomous robotics for the food service sector, announces the signing of a term sheet for the acquisition of Campo Group, a German AI company specialising in software, robotics integrations and AI-based infrastructure solutions for fully autonomous solutions in the mobility and retail sector. This planned acquisition aims to further extend Circus’s AI and automation capabilities by fully integrating the Campo technology into Circus’s AI-based operating system.
Campo Group has developed an AI-based cloud platform that serves as powerful middleware, integrating a range of autonomous technologies to enable fully unmanned retail services. Successfully deployed by major clients, this all-in-one solution combines AI software and industrial robotics integration to deliver end-to-end automation across diverse applications, allowing for seamless integration of the Circus CA-1 meal production robot into the system.
“Campo’s AI-software platform is a powerful addition to our vision of full autonomy in service operations and will seamlessly integrate with our systems CA-1 and CircusAI”, said Nikolas Bullwinkel, CEO and Founder of Circus and adds: “Campo brings valuable industry expertise in the retail and food-service sector to Circus, supporting our vision of AI-enabled autonomy in food-service.”
After completion of the transaction, Carlo Caldi shall lead Circus’s expansion in the mobility, retail and convenience sector, as Managing Director of Europe, building on his extensive background as a former member of the Executive Board of the Tank & Rast Group. During his time in leadership, Caldi managed a network of 1,000 roadside retail formats, catering to 500 million customers annually. He brings unparalleled expertise in operating large-scale mobility service infrastructures to Circus.
