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 ...
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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 ...

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.
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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 ...

SoftBank hires banks for US IPOs of SB Energy and AI robotics spinoff Roze, sources say

By Echo Wang and Milana Vinn NEW YORK, May 26 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group has tapped banks to prepare initial public offerings for its energy and infrastructure developer SB Energy and its planned ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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SoftBank Acquires ABB’s Robotics Business for $5.4B

This deal is founder Masayoshi Son’s push to fuse advanced AI with industrial robots. SoftBank has struck a definitive deal to acquire ABB’s robotics business for $5.375 billion, doubling down on ...
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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 ...

SoftBank Group (TSE:9984) Stock Looks Richer Than Its AI Narrative Suggests

SoftBank Group stock snapshot after recent share performance SoftBank Group (TSE:9984) has drawn investor attention after a period of strong share price performance, with gains over the past week, ...
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SoftBank To Buy ABB Robotics for $5.37 Billion

Tech investment giant SoftBank Group said Wednesday it will buy Swiss-Swedish firm ABB Robotics for nearly $5.4 billion as part of its plans to bring artificial intelligence into the physical realm.