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 ...

Following SoftBank's acquisition of ABB's robotics business, the global industrial robot landscape has shifted from a ...

Tokyo-headquartered SoftBank Group has become well known in recent years for big money acquisitions made through its $100bn Vision Fund, said to be the world's largest technology-focused venture ...

The two companies will build a research environment that makes small-molecule synthesis faster, cheaper, and less repetitive.

ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss engineering company ABB said it is seeing strong customer demand, particularly from a surge in new data centres being built in the U.S. to process artificial intelligence. ABB, ...

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.

ZURICH, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Swiss engineering company ABB (ABBN.S), opens new tab said it is seeing strong customer demand, particularly from a surge in new data centres being built in the U.S. to ...

Japan's SoftBank Group has agreed to acquire the robotics branch of Swiss engineering company ABB for $5.37 billion (€4.62bn) as it pushes ahead with physical AI. Unlike digital AI, which works in the ...

Featured image courtesy of ABB. Electrification and automation manufacturing conglomerate ABB announced plans to spin off its robotics division, marking its largest portfolio shift since divesting its ...