SoftBank's Masayoshi Son isn't worried about an AI bubble—he's hunting for the next trillion-dollar industry: 'Just the beginning'

SoftBank Group Corp.’s SFTBY CEO, Masayoshi Son, has identified two frontiers as the next trillion-dollar business ...
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 ...
TechCrunch

SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO

Tech companies are racing to build out infrastructure that can further drive the automation boom. Now, Japanese multinational SoftBank reportedly plans to create a new company designed to automate the ...

SoftBank reportedly weighs $100 billion valuation for new AI and robotics spinout in potential U.S. IPO

SoftBank Group is planning to create and list a standalone artificial intelligence and robotics company, coined "Roze" in the U.S.
CNBC

SoftBank to buy ABB robotics unit for $5.4 billion as it boosts its AI play

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 ...
Virginia Business

SoftBank to buy ABB robotics unit in $5.4B AI push

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 ...
U.S. News & World Report

SoftBank to Buy ABB's Robot Business for $5.4 Billion in Push to Merge AI and Robotics

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 ...
Automation World

SoftBank Group to Acquire ABB Robotics

Earlier this year, Automation World interviewed Marc Segura, president of ABB Robotics and we asked him about the news that ABB was planning to spin off ABB Robotics as a stand-alone business. He said ...
MarketWatch

SOFTBANK ROBOTICS AMERICA EXPANDS SOLUTION PORTFOLIO AND INTRODUCES NEW AI-ENABLED SERVICE ROBOTS FOR THE COMMERCIAL CLEANING INDUSTRY

SAN FRANCISCO, March 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SoftBank Robotics America today announced the official launch of a new suite of AI-enabled robots for the commercial cleaning industry. This announcement ...
MarketWatch

Three Sixty Seven Represents SoftBank Robotics America In Its Acquisition of Green Clean Commercial

Three Sixty Seven served as the exclusive advisor to SoftBank Robotics America for this transaction. TAMPA, Fla., March 25, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Three Sixty Seven Advisors is pleased to announce ...
Morningstar

SOFTBANK ROBOTICS AMERICA ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH MATTERNET TO POWER THE NEXT ERA OF LAST MILE DELIVERY

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SoftBank Robotics America today announced it has signed a strategic partnership with Matternet, a global pioneer in autonomous drone delivery systems, to ...