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May 26, 2026 · Robotics Invest 2026, hosted by Cybernetix Ventures, hosted investors, entrepreneurs and executives in the robotics sector for a day of high-level investment and industry conversations.
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April 9, 2026 · Exol, backed by SoftBank Group and Symbotic, launched U.S. physical AI facilities and a fulfillment-as-a-service model ahead of MODEX 2026.
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December 16, 2025 · Explore 2025’s biggest robotics and automation financial news, including SoftBank’s ABB Robotics acquisition, Apptronik’s $350M funding round and other automation investment news.
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October 8, 2025 · ABB announced it has divested its Robotics division to SoftBank for $5.375 billion, and not spun off the business as a separately listed company.
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January 21, 2025 · President Donald Trump announced a $500B investment in AI infrastructure in the United States. OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle also are planning a joint venture, Stargate.
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December 28, 2023 · SoftBank Robotics America partners with Formant to expand its robot management system portfolio and integration with existing hardware and software products.
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September 8, 2023 · Stack AV is a new Pittsburgh-based autonomous trucking developer that plans to apply its founders' expertise in AI and self-driving vehicles to modernize freight transport.
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July 25, 2023 · Symbotic has contracted for about $7.5 billion in warehouse automation and software to be sold as a service by GreenBox over the course of the six-year contract.
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July 24, 2023 · Joint venture, GreenBox, aims to expand access to Symbotic warehouse automation systems to broad range of customers through new “as a service” offering.
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July 7, 2023 · Telexistence plans to accelerate mass production and distribution of its service robots at retail stores across North America with SoftBank as a partner and investor.
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March 29, 2023 · Berkshire Grey, a provider of AI and robotics for supply chain and logistics operations, said it expects the merger with SoftBank to close in the third quarter of 2023.
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October 10, 2022 · Gausium's X1 performs automated food service, while the Scrubber 50 Pro works alongside commercial cleaning teams scrubbing, sweeping, dust mopping, and sanitizing.
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June 13, 2022 · Symbotic, which has developed AI and automation for supply chains, has completed its multi-million-dollar deal with SVF Investment Corp. 3 and gone public.
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June 7, 2022 · SoftBank Robotics America, which produces the Whiz indoor cleaning robot, has partnered with Autonomous Solutions Inc. to scale systems for logistics and landscaping.
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May 3, 2022 · Automation is rising to help fulfillment centers meet the challenges of labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, and accelerated customer expectations, but be aware of integration challenges.
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April 12, 2022 · United Robotics Group, a German robotics-as-a-service provider, is acquiring France-based service robot maker SoftBank Robotics Europe, whose name will revert to Aldebaran.
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March 21, 2022 · SoftBank Vision Fund has sold its stake in Cruise to General Motors four years after initially investing in the self-driving vehicle developer.
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March 17, 2022 · Bear Robotics, which has developed mobile service robots for the restaurant industry in partnership with SoftBank, has raised $81 million to continue product development.
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February 14, 2022 · Simon Fraser University researchers have provided a humanoid robot with leech-inspired origami sensors in its fingertips to take ECG and PPG readings and obtain a patient's blood pressure.
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February 2, 2022 · Cruise, which marked a milestone in autonomous vehicle operations after a delay, will receive the second tranche of investment from the SoftBank Vision Fund.
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