RealSense says Cognex agreed to buy it for about $500 million, taking the machine-vision firm into robotic perception. Biometric Update reports the same cash figure and adds a face-biometrics spinout, RealSense ID, before the close, plus retention of about $56.5 million and RSUs of about $50 million. The close is set for the fourth quarter of 2026.
Biometric Update reports that the face-biometrics business spins out as RealSense ID before the deal closes. It also reports retention pay of about $56.5 million and RSUs of about $50 million. The company page states the acquisition and the perception-market aim. The retention figures are in the Biometric Update account.[2], [1]
Biometric Update says the companies set the close for the fourth quarter of 2026. Until that close, the face-biometrics unit is the piece leaving the sale. The $500 million cash figure is the point both the company and Biometric Update state in common. The sale price is the figure both accounts share. The spinout and the retention amounts sit in the independent report, and the company page states the agreement itself.[2], [1]
