The expansion of the warehouse robotics market is being driven by the increasing consumer need for automated fulfillment and ...

This week, Manufacturing Digital takes a look at the leading industrial robot manufacturers, ranking them by their market share in the industry ...

Next Generation Shipyards (NGS) in Lauwersoog has taken a major step toward modernizing its production line with the installation of a new state-of-the-art robotic welding system, technology that the ...

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.

Following SoftBank's acquisition of ABB's robotics business, the global industrial robot landscape has shifted from a European-Japanese balance to dominance by Japanese firms and China's Midea Group.

ABB Robotics has invested in California-based LandingAI to accelerate its use of vision AI. A key goal of this investment involves the integration of LandingAI’s vision AI tech, such as LandingLens, ...

SoftBank stock surged as much as 13 percent to a new intraday high. It has agreed to buy ABB's industrial robotics arm for about $5.4 billion. The deal is a major push into the emerging and critical ...

ZURICH/TOKYO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group (9984.T), opens new tab has agreed to buy the robotics business of Swiss engineering group ABB (ABBN.S), opens new tab in a $5.4 billion deal, as the ...

‘SoftBank’s next frontier is Physical AI,’ said founder Masayoshi Son. ‘SoftBank’s next frontier is Physical AI,’ said founder Masayoshi Son. is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all ...

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 ...