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BD Rowa is a robotics company founded 1996, based in Germany, developing 5 robots primarily in the Surgical / Medical category.
Dispensing robots and digital selling solutions for pharmacies.
BD Rowa develops, produces and markets dispensing robots and digital selling solutions for pharmacies and the pharmaceutical industry. Its systems include BD Rowa Pickup, BD Rowa Vmax, BD Rowa Smart, and BD Rowa EasyLoad, and the company traces its origins to 1996 in Germany. The business focuses on automated stock handling and pharmacy workflow efficiency across pharmacy and hospital settings.
Active products
5
Robo Score
64
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View factor breakdown
Price range
$328
1 of 5 priced
Top-rated product
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Robo Index
BD Rowa Vmax
Company facts
- HQ
- Germany
- Founded
- 1996 · 30 yrs
- Stage
- Acquired (2011)
- Website
- rowa.de
Robo Score
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Milestones
CareFusion announced an agreement to acquire Rowa, a Germany-based pharmacy automation company.
Rowa was founded in Germany.
BD Rowa says its first ROWA robot was installed at St. Thomas' Hospital, London.
Press coverage
Active products by BD Rowa
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