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Robotics & Automation in review 2025: the stories, signals and shifts that shaped the year

John Thornton — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:16:59 +0000

If 2024 was the year robotics and automation proved it could scale, 2025 was the year the conversation moved on to how it scales: skills, integration, capital, regulation and measurable [...]

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ABB transitions Machine Automation division

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:34:19 +0000

Following the announcement of the divestment of its Robotics division to SoftBank Group, ABB is transitioning the Machine Automation division into the Process Automation business area. The transition of the [...]

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ABB sells robotics unit to SoftBank for US$5.375bn

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:30:59 +0000

Electrical engineering corporation ABB has announced it has signed an agreement to divest its Robotics division to SoftBank Group Corp. for an enterprise value of US$5.375 billion (c. £4bn). The [...]

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DuPont acquires Ningbo to expand APAC manufacturing

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 15:44:21 +0000

American multinational chemical company DuPont has signed an agreement to acquire Sinochem (Ningbo) RO Memtech Co., Ltd. to expand its reverse osmosis (RO) manufacturing footprint into China and the Asia [...]

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Caracol acquires Weber additive manufacturing IP to expand large-format 3D printing portfolio

John Thornton — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:00:23 +0000

Advanced manufacturing solutions company Caracol has announced that it has acquired intellectual property and robotic machine-configuration assets from the additive division of Hans Weber Maschinenfabrik. The acquisition aims to integrate [...]

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Element Logic to acquire BS Handling Systems

John Thornton — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:01:26 +0000

Element Logic has reached an agreement to acquire BS Handling Systems in a move it says will strengthen its UK and Ireland offering with complete, integrated warehouse automation solutions. The transaction [...]

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Comau buys Automha in a move to strengthen Italian automation hub

Michelle Mooney — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:45:23 +0000

Italian industrial automation leader Comau has announced the completion of its acquisition of Automha, a provider of warehousing and automated intralogistics systems. The deal sees Comau assume full ownership of [...]

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ABB to spin off its robotics division

Michelle Mooney — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:42:41 +0000

ABB announced today (April 17) its intention to spin off its robotics division, proposing a full separation of the business through a dividend in-kind to shareholders. The company plans to [...]

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HL Robotics buys Stanley Robotics

Michelle Mooney — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:35:22 +0000

HL Robotics, a subsidiary of HL Holdings, signed an agreement last month to acquire valet parking robotics company Stanley Robotics, with the acquisition set to be finalised before the end [...]

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ABB to acquire specialist in measurement and analytical solutions

Ursula O’Sullivan-Dale — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:18:42 +0000

ABB has announced its agreement to acquire Födisch Group, a German company specialising in advanced measurement and analytical solutions for the energy and industrial sectors. This acquisition will enhance ABB’s [...]

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