ABB News

Latest ABB news, funding rounds and robotics & AI coverage. 3 articles tracked by The Robotics Media.

About ABB

ABB Ltd. is a Swiss-Swedish multinational supplying electrification, motion, process automation, and robotics solutions across utility, industry, and transport sectors. ABB has agreed to sell its Robotics division to SoftBank Group in 2026.

Key facts

• Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland
• Country: Switzerland
• Founded: 1988
• Sectors: Industrial Robotics
• Website: https://global.abb

Latest ABB news

• 5 Million Industrial Robots Now In Factories Worldwide, IFR Says — IFR says 5 million industrial robots are now installed globally, with China at 354,000 new units in 2025 and the US passing Japan for the number-two s...
• SoftBank Weighs Deal For Swiss Excavator-Autonomy Startup Gravis — SoftBank is weighing a deal for Swiss ETH Zurich spinout Gravis Robotics, whose retrofit Rack and Slate kits give standard excavators autonomous earth...
• ABB Sells Its Robotics Division to SoftBank Group — ABB has agreed to sell its Robotics division outright to SoftBank Group, including its industrial arms, autonomous mobile robots and AI software platf...