ABB Robotics

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ABB Robotics develops and sells industrial robotic arms and collaborative robots, including the GoFa and PoWa cobot families, for industrial automation tasks.

Positioning

ABB Robotics is a Swiss industrial-robot maker ($2.3B division, #2 globally, with hubs in Sweden, the US, and China) being divested to SoftBank for $5.375B (agreed October 2025, closing mid-to-late 2026). It announced a $120M US expansion (March 2026), embedded NVIDIA Omniverse in RobotStudio, and partnered with Jacobi (April 2026). The SoftBank divestment is the defining change.

Latest signals

  • ABB Robotics launched its first end-to-end vision-based industrial-grade physical AI solution.RoboticsTomorrow
  • ABB Robotics upgraded Fashion Inductor with the AI Robot Trainer to simplify AI deployment in fashion logistics.RoboticsTomorrow
  • SKAI Intelligence became a main contributor to ABB Robotics and NVIDIA’s second industrial physical AI global white paper.Robot News
  • ABB Robotics’ IRB 1700 series targets up to 20% shorter cycle times and 15% lower power consumption.Robot News
  • ABB Robotics unveiled the IRB 1700 industrial robot series in China.Robot News

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Facts, with sources

  • Integrating Jacobi Robotics' OmniPalletizer software into ABB Robotics' portfolioPartnership · Jacobi Robotics
  • Collaboration with PSYONIC and NVIDIA to evaluate human dexterity data for robotic manipulation using Ability HandPartnership · PSYONIC
  • Exploring robotic dexterity and physical AI with PSYONIC and NVIDIA at Automate 2026Deployment · PSYONIC
  • ABB Robotics and PSYONIC will evaluate human-provided data, AI, and cobots for handling variable, fragile, or complex itemsPartnership · The Robot Report

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Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment10
Production10
Commercials10
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower8
Leverage8

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Peers in Industrial arms & cobots

6FANUC · 9411Yaskawa · 9113KUKA · 9122Delta Electronics · 8824Universal Robots · 8732AGILE Robots · 85

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Questions this page answers

What does ABB Robotics do?

ABB Robotics develops and sells industrial robotic arms and collaborative robots, including the GoFa and PoWa cobot families, for industrial automation tasks. ABB Robotics is a Swiss industrial-robot maker ($2.3B division, #2 globally, with hubs in Sweden, the US, and China) being divested to SoftBank for $5.375B (agreed October 2025, closing mid-to-late 2026). It announced a $120M US expansion (March 2026), embedded NVIDIA Omniverse in RobotStudio, and partnered with Jacobi (April 2026). The SoftBank divestment is the defining change.

Where does ABB Robotics rank in robotics?

ABB Robotics ranks 18 of 100 on the Robotics 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 88 out of 100, in Industrial arms & cobots (Systems). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are ABB Robotics's peers in Industrial arms & cobots?

FANUC (rank 6), Yaskawa (rank 11), KUKA (rank 13), Delta Electronics (rank 22), Universal Robots (rank 24), AGILE Robots (rank 32).

Where is ABB Robotics based and when was it founded?

ABB Robotics is based in Switzerland. Stage: Established.

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