Japanese investing conglomerate SoftBank Group is buying a robotics company as the financial behemoth says physical AI is its next frontier. SoftBank announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Zurich ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, SoftBank has carved out a niche for itself by blending artificial intelligence (AI) with robotics, thereby setting new industry standards. Notoriously ...

ZURICH/TOKYO (Reuters) -SoftBank Group has agreed to buy the robotics business of Swiss engineering group ABB in a $5.4 billion deal, as the Japanese investor forges ahead with a strategy to fuse ...

Earlier this year, Automation World interviewed Marc Segura, president of ABB Robotics and we asked him about the news that ABB was planning to spin off ABB Robotics as a stand-alone business. He said ...

SoftBank Acquires ABB’s Robotics Business for $5.4B Your email has been sent SoftBank has struck a definitive deal to acquire ABB’s robotics business for $5.375 billion, doubling down on founder ...

ABB had previously looked to spin off the division, where revenue fell last year Tech investment giant SoftBank Group said it will buy Swiss-Swedish firm ABB Robotics for nearly $5.4 billion as part ...

SoftBank Group Corp. agreed to acquire ABB Ltd.’s industrial robots unit at an enterprise value of almost $5.4 billion, reflecting billionaire Masayoshi Son’s growing bets on emerging technology in ...

SoftBank is negotiating a $500 million investment in Skild AI, a software company building a foundational model for robotics at a $4 billion valuation, Bloomberg and Financial Times reported. The ...

ABB (OTCPK:ABBNY) will divest its robotics division to SoftBank (OTCPK:SFTBY) for an enterprise value of $5.375 billion and not pursue its earlier intention to spin off the business as a separately ...

The Pepper humanoid robot developed by SoftBank. SoftBank Group—controlled by Japan’s richest person, Masayoshi Son—has agreed to buy the robotics unit of Swiss industrial giant ABB Ltd. for $5.4 ...

Introducing SoftBank Robotics Connect, enabling Best Run Operations with multi-OEM autonomous solutions SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SoftBank Robotics America, today announced the ...