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Zebra Technologies Makes Strategic Investment in Apera AI to Drive Intelligent Automation
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. & VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 29, 2026--Zebra Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), today announced a strategic investment in Apera AI, a provider of 4D Vision for industrial robots. This venture investment reinforces Zebra’s focus on digitizing and automating workflows to accelerate frontline operations for organizations in the manufacturing and logistics industries and beyond.
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