ABB’s top industrial chip and robotics expert Pang Zhibo leaves Sweden for China

The research heavyweight has joined Peking University’s recently elevated school dedicated to robots and advanced ...
DIGITIMES

SoftBank's acquisition of ABB's robot business reshuffles competition

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

ABB Robotics Opens New Packaging and Logistics Headquarters

ABB has opened a new facility in Alpharetta, Georgia, to serve as the company’s dedicated center for robotic automation in the logistics and packaging industries. An example of an ABB autonomous ...

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

SoftBank Group has agreed to buy the robotics business of Swiss engineering group ABB in a $5.4 billion deal, as the Japanese ...
Yahoo Finance

ABB to Sell Robotics Division for $5.4 Billion

ABB has announced that it is selling this business to SoftBank – a Japanese financial holding company with a heavy emphasis in technology. SoftBank owns significant stakes in major companies like ...
DIGITIMES

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.