This deal is founder Masayoshi Son’s push to fuse advanced AI with industrial robots. SoftBank has struck a definitive deal to acquire ABB’s robotics business for $5.375 billion, doubling down on ...

ZURICH--SoftBank Group said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy the robotics business of Swiss engineering group ABB in a $5.4 ...

ZURICH (Reuters) -ABB is launching three new families of factory robots designed specially for China, the Swiss engineering company said on Wednesday, as it aims to benefit from rising demand for ...

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 ...

ABB Robotics has expanded its modular large robot portfolio with the introduction of the new IRB 7710 and IRB 7720. The new robots, combined with recently launched IRB 5710-IRB 5720 and IRB 6710-IRB ...

SoftBank announced in early October 2025 that it has agreed to acquire Swiss industrial giant ABB's robotics business for US$5.375 billion, with the deal expected to close in the second half of 2026.

SoftBank Group Corp.’s stock surged as much as 13% to a fresh intraday high as its plan to buy ABB Ltd.’s robotics arm boosted expectations for profit growth from artificial intelligence. The Japanese ...

Think cost is the biggest barrier to automation? Think again. Industry experts from ABB Robotics and ASTM International ...

• The new method will promote transparency, allow end users to make more informed decisions, and support the robotics industry to track and reduce the carbon footprint related to robot electricity ...

Robotic CNC machine tending is becoming more flexible as leading suppliers bring new software and integration to industry.