Meet ANYmal, a four-legged dog-like robot designed by researchers at eth Zürich in Switzerland, in hopes of using such robots for search-and-rescue on building sites or disaster areas, among other ...

Japan is known for technological innovation and hospitality, influencing new hotel trends. Michelle Gross spent 4 nights at Yotel Tokyo Ginza, a hotel that leverages robots and automation. She says ...

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 ...

‘SoftBank’s next frontier is Physical AI,’ said founder Masayoshi Son. ‘SoftBank’s next frontier is Physical AI,’ said founder Masayoshi Son. is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all ...

SoftBank Group (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) said on Wednesday it will buy the robotics division of Swiss engineering firm ABB (OTC:ABBNY) in a $5.4 billion deal, as the Japanese firm looks to boost its ...

Humanoid robots may get all the headlines, but they’re usually not the right fit to get a particular job done. These robotics and automation honorees trade faces for functionality, applying ...

Amherst, Nova Scotia is partnering with the Lillian Allbon Animal Shelter to choose the town’s inaugural “pet mayor” from 10 animal candidates. Public voting on the shelter’s website costs CA$5 ($3.56 ...

SoftBank Group Corp. agreed to acquire ABB Ltd.’s industrial robots unit at an enterprise value of almost $5.4 billion, reflecting billionaire Masayoshi Son’s growing bets on emerging technology in ...

Sadness is something everyone has to deal with, and we all handle it differently. Even our four-legged family members can feel down sometimes, and when they do—it’s not hard to tell. Wally the Golden ...

ABB (OTCPK:ABBNY) is signaling that it has the balance sheet strength and ambition to pursue acquisitions following the surprise decision to divest its robotics division to Japan’s SoftBank Group for ...