ZURICH/TOKYO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group (9984.T), opens new tab has agreed to buy the robotics business of Swiss engineering group ABB (ABBN.S), opens new tab in a $5.4 billion deal, as the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The deal marks a major push by SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son into robotics, as he expands investment activity after a period of retrenchment. SoftBank, whose forays into robotics include the ...

SoftBank Group has agreed to acquire ABB’s industrial robots unit at an enterprise value of almost $5.4 billion, reflecting billionaire Masayoshi Son’s growing bets on emerging technology in ...

Almost every Senate Republican on Thursday urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to “reevaluate” whether a newly approved generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone should stay on the ...

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Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) – The European Union wants to clamp down on "conversion therapy" targeting LGBTQ people, the bloc's equality chief told AFP on Tuesday, but Brussels will stop short of ...

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