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.

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 ...

The Pepper humanoid robot developed by SoftBank. SoftBank Group—controlled by Japan’s richest person, Masayoshi Son—has agreed to buy the robotics unit of Swiss industrial giant ABB Ltd. for $5.4 ...

Japanese investing conglomerate SoftBank Group is buying a robotics company as the financial behemoth says physical AI is its next frontier. SoftBank announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Zurich ...

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 ...

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 ...

ABB (OTCPK:ABBNY) will divest its robotics division to SoftBank (OTCPK:SFTBY) for an enterprise value of $5.375 billion and not pursue its earlier intention to spin off the business as a separately ...

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 ...