November 5, 2026. Reported by the Financial Times (FT) and confirmed by ABB on the same day.SoftBank Group's acquisition of ...

ABB set up a joint venture with a Chinese partner in 1992 and its China operations, particularly its robotics business, have ...

Chinese authorities blocked the deal over concerns about robotics data being transferred overseas and used to train AI models ...

ABB says China has blocked SoftBank’s purchase of its Chinese robotics operations. Talks on the $5.375 billion global sale ...

IntroductionOn November 5, 2026, the Financial Times (FT) reported that China's National Development and Reform Commission ...

China has blocked the acquisition of ABB's robotics operations in the country by Japan's SoftBank Group, creating a major ...

China has blocked Japanese investment company SoftBank’s planned $5.4 billion acquisition of the robotics division..

According to the Financial Times, Chinese authorities have signaled they will not approve SoftBank's acquisition of ABB's ...

China's state planner bars SoftBank from buying ABB's robotics division, in significant setback for Japanese group's physical AI plans ...

SoftBank Group’s proposed $5.4 billion deal to acquire ABB’s industrial robot business has been blocked by Chinese regulators ...

Skild AI Co-Founder and CEO, Deepak Pathak, is scaling the Skild Brain robotics foundation model past US$100m ARR with ABB, ...

An overview of automation capabilities supporting electronics manufacturing, including FATP complete-unit assembly ...