SoftBank's acquisition of ABB's robotics unit reflects billionaire Masayoshi Son's renewed interest in robots. The company was behind the development of humanoid, Pepper, which was unveiled in 2014.

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 ...

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

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has long predicted a future where robots would outnumber people and take over many jobs from humans.

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

ZURICH, Jan 11 (Reuters) - ABB (ABBN.S), opens new tab has bought a company specialising in boosting the mobility of industrial robots - by using artificial intelligence and 3D vision to move around ...

Chances are good that, sometime today, you will use a product built or packaged by ABB’s intelligent machines. From the flooring beneath your feet to the building materials in your home to the device ...