ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today introduced YuMi, the world’s first truly collaborative dual-arm industrial robot, at the world’s leading trade fair for industrial ...

ABB Ltd. has the appetite and firepower for acquisitions after the Swiss industrial giant agreed to sell its robotics unit to SoftBank Group Corp. for more than $5 billion. “We have today, especially ...

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. SoftBank Group Corp. (SOBKY) is making another bold move in its AI playbook. The Japanese conglomerate has agreed to acquire ABB Ltd.'s industrial robotics ...

If a human worker can do it, why not a robot? Swiss robotics giant ABB recently unveiled a new concept robot that showcases how the company is aiming to have humanoid machines work side by side with ...

Originally introduced to handle highly repetitive, low-weight tasks such as machine tending, assembly, and smaller packaging operations alongside humans, collaborative robots (cobots) have been ...

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ABB has unveiled the world’s first truly collaborative robot: YuMi. YuMi is a human-friendly dual arm robot designed for a new era of automation, for example in small parts assembly, where people and ...

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.

The company said the acquisition was signed on July 19 and is expected to close in mid-summer 2021. ASTI’s AMR portfolio includes autonomous towing vehicles, goods-to-person solutions, unit carriers ...

ABB Ltd ABB and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. KWHIY recently decided to join forces, effective immediately, on sharing knowledge and promoting the benefits of collaborative robots, particularly those ...

In factories all around the world, people are working with a completely different type of co-worker: a dual-arm collaborative robot from ABB called YuMi®. YuMi® is the world’s first truly ...