A pair of swiveling, human-like robotic arms, built for physical artificial intelligence research, mirror the motions of an ...

SoftBank Group's agreement to acquire the robotics division of Switzerland's ABB for approximately US$5.4 billion is a significant strategic move. The deal highlights Japan's increasing dominance in ...

Manufacturing takes a leap as new-age robots combine AI reasoning with vision systems to manage tasks like assembly, ...

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 ...

Robots can be programmed to do a variety of tasks, like packing boxes and even performing surgery. But each individual movement or task requires its own specific training process, which makes it hard ...

European roboticists today released a powerful open-source artificial intelligence model that acts as a brain for industrial robots—helping them grasp and manipulate things with new dexterity. The new ...

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 ...

The transaction is the latest in a series of investments and acquisitions relating to the development of artificial intelligence infrastructure. Morrison Foerster has advised longtime client SoftBank ...

Tokyo-listed shares of SoftBank Group (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) jumped as much as 13% after the Japanese giant agreed to acquire Swiss engineering firm ABB‘s (OTC:ABBNY) Robotics unit in a deal valued ...

SoftBank Acquires ABB’s Robotics Business for $5.4B Your email has been sent SoftBank has struck a definitive deal to acquire ABB’s robotics business for $5.375 billion, doubling down on founder ...

Japan's SoftBank Group (SBG) and Swiss heavy electrical firm ABB have signed an agreement for SoftBank to acquire ABB's robotics business for US$5.375 billion. According to reports from Nikkei and ...

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 ...