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ABB Is Said to Pick BofA, UBS for Potential Robotics Unit Deal

(Bloomberg) -- ABB Ltd. has selected Bank of America Corp. and UBS Group AG to arrange a potential deal for its robotics unit, according to people familiar with the matter. The banks are working with ...
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SoftBank bulks up its robotics portfolio with ABB Group’s robotics unit

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 ...
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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.
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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 ...

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 ...