SoftBank Group said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy the robotics business of Swiss engineering group ABB in a $5.4 billion ...

SoftBank Group Corp. agreed to acquire ABB Ltd.’s industrial robots unit at an enterprise value of almost $5.4 billion, ...

A partnership with tech company Telexistence is combining robotics and generative AI to try to address staffing challenges.

Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) will soon host a Smart Robotics Forum, inviting experts from the US, ...

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

AgiBot, China's arguably most-valued embodied intelligence startup, is ramping up efforts to accelerate application of its ...

In 2000, Honda of Japan developed the world’s first humanoid (human-shaped) robot, ‘ASIMO,’ which drew global attention. However, it easily fell over and lacked proper functionality. It received harsh ...

(TX) and Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. (SEJ) have entered into a partnership to jointly develop, validate, and introduce ...

SoftBank's robotics arm said on Monday it will bring a food service robot developed by California-based Bear Robotics to Japan as restaurants grapple with labour shortages and a new socially distanced ...

Figure AI has revealed its latest invention, a humanoid robot that can clean, water plants, and perform other household ...

“With a robot with a high level of anthropomorphism, consumer empathy generates more negative responses and a lower level of satisfaction,” the report found. Instead, the researchers proposed designs ...

If embodied intelligence – think AI-powered robots that can navigate the real world – is the next frontier of AI, then China appears poised to dominate. Though the United States still has distinct ...