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 ...

SoftBank Group agreed to buy the robotics division of Swiss engineering firm ABB for $5.4 billion. The move is part of a number of investments and acquisitions by SoftBank as it looks to position ...

ABB Robotics has launched a simplified version of its PickMaster software for packaging OEMs and system integrators to speed ...

ZURICH, July 2 (Reuters) - ABB (ABBN.S), opens new tab is launching three new families of factory robots designed specially for China, the Swiss engineering company said on Wednesday, as it aims to ...

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.

In April 2026, prominent robotics companies hit technical milestones, raised large funding rounds, and even took part in ...

Automation technology from ABB Ltd has helped construct Japan’s first 3D-printed railway station building, assembled overnight between the last train of the day and the first train the following ...

“A growing shortage of skilled labor requires the further simplification of automation and programming, especially among small and medium-size enterprises where complexity is seen as a major barrier ...

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 ...