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SoftBank robot Pepper recognized by Guinness as 1st mass-produced humanoid

TOKYO - SoftBank Robotics Corp.'s "Pepper" robot has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's first mass-produced humanoid service robot, the company said Monday. The ...
Forbes

Billionaire Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Deepens AI Push With $5.4 Billion ABB Robotics Deal

The Pepper humanoid robot developed by SoftBank. SoftBank Group—controlled by Japan’s richest person, Masayoshi Son—has agreed to buy the robotics unit of Swiss industrial giant ABB Ltd. for $5.4 ...
Digi Times

SoftBank returns to robotics with US$5.4B ABB acquisition despite Pepper, Boston Dynamics setbacks

SoftBank announced in early October 2025 that it has agreed to acquire Swiss industrial giant ABB's robotics business for US$5.375 billion, with the deal expected to close in the second half of 2026.
U.S. News & World Report

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 ...