A new feature, called Ultra Accuracy, has been added to ABB’s GoFa cobot family to deliver what ABB says is “the highest level of precision available in cobots.” According to ABB, the robot path ...

SoftBank Group agreed to buy the robotics division of Swiss engineering firm ABB for $5.4 billion. The move is part of a number of investments and acquisitions by SoftBank as it looks to position ...

ABB Robotics has launched its 2024 Robotics AI Startup Challenge, a global competition designed to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in robotics. The challenge is ...

ABB Robotics is partnering with Nvidia to integrate its Omniverse libraries into ABB’s RobotStudio suite to deliver physical AI for industry. The aim is to combine RobotStudio’s software programming, ...

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 ...

“A growing shortage of skilled labor requires the further simplification of automation and programming, especially among small and medium-size enterprises where complexity is seen as a major barrier ...

Robots have gotten very good at moving fast, repeating steps and doing jobs that would wear you and me out. But ask a robot to pick up something delicate, oddly shaped or slightly different from the ...

The number of operational robots around the globe hit a new record in 2023, reaching 3.9 million units, according to the International Federation of Robotics. The demand is driven by a wide range of ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Physical AI struggles with object manipulation due to a critical lack of high-fidelity data ...

Sami Atiya, president of ABB robotics and discrete automation business area and a member of ABB's executive committee, said ...

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.