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…with Angela Du, partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers. The conversation included SoftBank’s 5-, 10- and 300-year outlook (not a typo) in the robotics investment space, alongside the company’s target industries moving forward. SoftBank acquired ABB’s Robotics division in October 2025 for $5.375 billion. The global robotics landscape The next session at Robotics Invest 2026 featured a four-person panel, discussing the…
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…Pepper, a humanoid made by SoftBank Robotics. It has offered them through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. In addition, the company makes networking equipment, cloud-based vending machines, smart joint actuators, and temperature measurement systems that can be mounted on stationary or mobile devices to detect symptoms of illness. CloudMinds said it has served more than 80 hospitals and clinics during the…
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…Lee Partners (THL), and the SoftBank Vision Fund led RightHand's latest funding, which brings its valuation to $240 million. Tenzer said he expects the company make $10 million in revenue this year. Zebra Technologies, Epson, and Global Brain also join the Series C round, along with previous investors GV (Google Ventures), F-Prime Capital, Menlo Ventures, Matrix Partners and Future Shape.…
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…the e-commerce fulfillment arm of SoftBank, is working to make a lights-out facility a reality. “Our ultimate goal is a completely automated warehouse,” said Masashi Okabe, a project manager and production engineer at SoftBank Robotics, and a member of the team that designed the highly automated 600,000-sq.-ft. facility in Ichikawa City. Part of that vision includes the development of a…
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…D funding Temasek, TrueLight Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and Prosperity7 Ventures, and the diversified growth fund of Aramco Ventures led JAKA Robotics' Series D round. One strategic investor also participated. “We believe Jaka Robotics is one of the leading collaborative robot companies in China who is helping manufacturers boost productivity,” said Dennis Chang, managing partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers.…
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…of automated and manual procedures. SoftBank's humanoid robots Pepper and NAO attracted and served consumers in commercial facilities with voice communication technology. Many educational institutions also embraced them as teaching tools. SoftBank sold those service robots to United Robotics Group last year. Servi and Keenbot are delivery and transportation robots that assist the food and beverage industry by cutting labor…
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…Enterprise Associates, Canaan Partners and SoftBank Group Corp. rolling 100% of their equity into the combined company. The PIPE is anchored by Chamath Palihapitiya, Founder and CEO of Social Capital, Hedosophia and funds and accounts managed by BlackRock. At closing, BG expects to have approximately $507 million cash, which will be used to fund operations and support new and existing…
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…stores and commercial buildings. With Softbank’s deployment of mobile cleaners for offices being rolled out in Asia and the United States, cleaning robots will become a common sight within the service economy. Even more esoteric form factors, like quadrupeds, are expected to increase significantly for data collection purposes, particularly for real estate, construction, and industrial inspection. ABI Research predicts that…
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…million in financing from Japan’s SoftBank Vision Fund and has partnered with Kroger to deliver the groceries and with Domino’s to deliver the pizzas. KiwiBot is providing similar services for the university campus. The University of California at Berkeley and the University of California, Los Angeles were two of the earliest colleges to welcome the food delivery robots, KiwiBot. Drones…
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…fact, at Walmart [which uses SoftBank's Whiz cleaning robots powered by BrainOS], it's good ROI if technology is not displacing people. It increased its number of robots this year by 200. What other applications besides cleaning does Brain enable? Thomason: We strategize a lot. We have extended, paid-for pilot with Sam's Club to do shelf scanning in 11 stores today.…
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…logistics service (3PL) facility with SoftBank Robotics Corp. “The new center complements other design and test facilities in the region and provides a focal point for customers, investors, and technical activities,” said Berkshire Grey. In February, Berkshire Grey entered into a definitive agreement with Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp. (RAAC), a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The merger is expected to result…
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…invest in automation. Last month, SoftBank invested NOK 25 billion ($2.8 billion U.S.) in AutoStore, increasing the company's valuation to NOK 65 billion ($7.7 billion). “The demand for automated solutions in the retail trade and an increasing uptake of e-commerce by consumers means that the market for automated warehousing solutions is strong,” said Lier. “In addition to the fact that…
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…Management Limited (a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp and manager to SB Northstar LP), Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, and Alyeska Investment Group, have committed to invest $205 million in the form of a private investment in public equity (PIPE) at a price of $10 per share of SCVX, immediately prior to the closing of the transaction. XN, SCVX’s…
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…over 30 countries. In April, SoftBank Group Corp. acquired a 40% stake in AutoStore for $2.8 billion. AutoStore Bins are stacked vertically in a grid and retrieved by robots that travel on the top layer of the system, allowing the grid to be placed around columns and on mezzanines and multiple levels. This design allows bins of products to be…
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…selling a 40% stake to SoftBank in April. “THL remains focused on investing behind automation leaders, as underscored by the closing of our Automation Fund in 2020, and working with management to accelerate growth, said Jim Carlisle, managing director and head of THL’s Automation Fund. “We welcome Brooks Automation into our family of dynamic and innovative automation solution providers, and…
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
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Preview the manufacturing and warehouse robots and software that will be on…
