SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has long predicted a future where robots would outnumber people and take over many jobs from humans.

SoftBank Group ($SFTBY) has agreed to acquire the robotics division of Swiss engineering company ABB ($ABBNY) for $5.4 billion. The deal ...

SoftBank's acquisition of ABB's robotics unit reflects billionaire Masayoshi Son's renewed interest in robots. The company ...

The acquisition from ABB marks the largest in a long and patchy record of robotics investments by SoftBank Chief Executive Masayoshi Son.

Robots are one of four strategic areas SoftBank is investing heavily in to realize Son’s vision of dominating the AI industry ...

SoftBank Group Corp said Wednesday it will acquire the robotics business of Swiss industrial automation company ABB Ltd. for $5.38 billion by 2026 to beef up its robotics business utilizing artificial ...

Three humanoid robots and more than 100 Cornell alumni joined Rodolphe Gelin, the chief scientific officer of SoftBank Robotics, for a keynote speech on the future of robotics as part of a two-day ...

SoftBank Group will buy ABB's robotics business for $5.4 billion, aiming to integrate robotics with artificial intelligence. The move follows ABB's struggles in sales and profitability within the ...