Inside the glass-walled Tesla lab where workers train the Optimus robot to act like a human

Have you ever wanted to wipe down a table hundreds of times while Elon Musk watches? Training Tesla's humanoid robot might be ...

AI researchers ’embodied’ an LLM into a robot – and it started channeling Robin Williams

AI researchers at Andon Labs embedded various LLMs in a vacuum robot to test how ready they were to be embodied. And hilarity ensued.
Eureka

ABB Robotics Generative AI Robotics Feature Transforms RobotStudio

ABB Robotics has added a Generative AI Robotics feature to its RobotStudio Suite, aimed at making robot programming software ...
TechAnnouncer

Unveiling the Biggest Robotics Companies Dominating the Automation Landscape in 2025

When we talk about the biggest names in robotics for 2025, a few companies immediately come to mind. These are the established players, the ones who have been around for a while and have really built ...
MarketWatch

SoftBank to pay $5.4 billion for robotics producer, one of four areas it’s investing to realize ‘artificial super intelligence.’

Japanese investment group SoftBank said it’s paying $5.38 billion for the robotics division of Swiss-Swedish engineering company ABB to advance a bet on what it calls artificial super intelligence.
Digi Times

SoftBank acquires ABB robotics business, targets AI-driven industrial growth

Japan's SoftBank Group (SBG) and Swiss heavy electrical firm ABB have signed an agreement for SoftBank to acquire ABB's robotics business for US$5.375 billion. According to reports from Nikkei and ...
Bloomberg L.P.

SoftBank Shares Jump 13% as Bull Case Grows With ABB Robot Deal

SoftBank Group Corp.’s stock surged as much as 13% to a fresh intraday high as its plan to buy ABB Ltd.’s robotics arm boosted expectations for profit growth from artificial intelligence. The Japanese ...
Reuters

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

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 ...
TechCrunch

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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ABB Divests Robotics Division, Sami Atiya to Depart

Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 55% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. ABB Ltd ( (CH:ABBN)) has provided an ...
Morningstar

SoftBank to Buy ABB's Robotics Unit in $5.38 Billion Deal

Japan's SoftBank Group agreed to purchase ABB's robotic business in a deal that values it at $5.38 billion, including debt, putting an end to the Swiss company's previous plans to spin off the unit.
Seeking Alpha

ABB to divest robotics division to SoftBank for $5.38 billion

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 ...