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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“Boston Blue” opens on an unassuming evening in the New England city. Two 20-something guys, Sean and his best friend Jonah Silver (Marcus Scribner), are out on the town. As the pair chat up a couple ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to relocate World Cup matches set to be played next year in suburban Boston, after suggesting that parts of the city had been “taken over” by unrest.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected appeals by the Israel Gymnastics Federation to be allowed to compete at a world championships in Indonesia this weekend.

Each of the startup’s robots advances a distinct aspect of embodied intelligence, from speed and industrial use to emotional interaction. Mirror Me, a Shanghai-based robotics company, has completed a ...

If a gymnastics contest is ever launched for humanoid robots, we’re probably looking at the gold medalist right here. In a new video (below) released this week by robotics specialist Unitree, its G1 ...

Hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed at Boston's Logan International Airport on Monday, Oct. 13, while a nor'easter drenched much of the state. Departures from Logan were delayed an average of ...

Greg is a high school sports reporter for NJ Advance Media. He covers all sports and serves as a beat reporter for boys volleyball and gymnastics.

What makes a humanoid hand so fascinating? Imagine a robotic gripper delicately assembling intricate components on a factory floor or carefully holding fragile medical instruments during surgery.