In a landmark move for the robotics and automation industry, SoftBank Group has agreed to acquire ABB’s Robotics division for $5.38 billion, marking one of the largest robotics deals in recent years.
In a landmark move for the robotics and automation industry, SoftBank Group has agreed to acquire ABB’s Robotics division for $5.38 billion, marking one of the largest robotics deals in recent years.
LegalOn Technologies, a Tokyo-based AI legal software startup, has raised $50 million in Series E funding to accelerate development of its AI contract review platform and scale its international operations.
ARX Robotics, a Munich-based defence tech startup specialising in autonomous land systems, has raised €31 million in a Series A round led by HV Capital, with participation from Omnes Capital, Project A, and existing backers including the NATO Innovation Fund.
Volution VC, a leading UK-based venture firm, has teamed up with Japan’s SBI Investment Co., Ltd. to launch a $100 million fund aimed at tackling one of the UK tech sector’s most persistent challenges: the critical shortfall of funding between Series A and Series B stages.
At CES 2025, Akio Toyoda, Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation, announced that the company’s experimental Woven City is officially “open for business."
