When looking at the future of jobs and the fast-paced development of new technology, some people predict that robots and artificial intelligence will play a large role in the professional world. Yahoo ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

This robot opens the way to new scenarios, especially after the announcement of collaboration between the SoftBank Robotics and the Microsoft Company: “SoftBank Robotics Corp. (headquarters: Minato-ku ...

Pepper, the robot from SoftBank, made an appearance at South By Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) Sunday. The panel hosted by Mashable chief correspondent Lance Ulanoff. Rodolphe Gelin, EVP and chief ...