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SoftBank to buy ABB's robot business for $5.4 billion in push to merge AI and robotics

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 ...
Reuters

ABB expands robot line-up for China to tap mid-sized customers

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 ...
Bloomberg L.P.

SoftBank to Buy ABB’s Robotics Arm in $5.4 Billion Deal

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 ...
Digi Times

SoftBank returns to robotics with US$5.4B ABB acquisition despite Pepper, Boston Dynamics setbacks

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.
Reuters

SoftBank to buy ABB's robot business for $5.4 billion in push to merge AI and robotics

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 ...