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Wednesday 5 November 2025

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...

Tuesday 4 November 2025

Andon Labs' Butter-Bench test finds that embodied AI is still limited

Safety evaluation firm Andon Labs conducted experiments using several LLMs to control robots and found that while LLMs can understand commands, they still make frequent mistakes in...

Tuesday 4 November 2025

SoftBank's acquisition of ABB's robot business reshuffles competition

Following SoftBank's acquisition of ABB's robotics business, the global industrial robot landscape has shifted from a European-Japanese balance to dominance by Japanese firms and...

Tuesday 4 November 2025

China's carmakers turn to AI robots to reinvent the factory floor

As automakers worldwide accelerate toward smarter factories, China's carmakers are moving at an unprecedented pace to deploy artificial intelligence-powered robots across their production...

Monday 3 November 2025

Humanoid robots and AI drive smart factory transformation in auto industry

With the electric vehicle market approaching maturity and growth momentum slowing, automakers are turning to artificial intelligence and robotics as the "second curve" of manufacturing...

Friday 31 October 2025

Samsung Electro-Mechanics posts strong 3Q25 results, eyes double-digit MLCC growth in 2026

Samsung Electro-Mechanics has reported robust financial results for the third quarter of 2025 and projects sustained strong demand for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) in 2026,...

Tuesday 28 October 2025

Korean humanoid robots move from lab to factory floor

At the 2025 Future Innovation Technology Expo (FIX 2025) in Daegu, humanoid robots took center stage, walking, waving, sorting packages, and even handing out popcorn. This signals...

Monday 27 October 2025

Unitree's H2 humanoid stuns with bionic face, eyes US$7B market debut

Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics is drawing global attention with the debut of its full-scale bionic humanoid robot, the H2. The...

Monday 27 October 2025

Korea's thinnest parking robot steals the show at FIX 2025

At the Future Innovation Technology Expo (FIX 2025) in Daegu, one of the busiest booths belongs to HL Robotics, whose live demonstration of its...

Thursday 23 October 2025

Samsung set to roll out Ballie AI robot in Vietnam with launch imminent

Samsung Electronics is reportedly set to start production of its AI-powered home assistant robot, Ballie, at its facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, suggesting that the long-delayed...

Thursday 23 October 2025

Care and parking robots steal spotlight at 'Korea's CES'

The 2025 Future Innovation Technology Expo (FIX 2025) opened in Daegu in January 2025, bringing together 585 companies across 2,000 booths to showcase breakthroughs in mobility, robotics,...

Tuesday 21 October 2025

SoftBank's ABB acquisition signals Asia's robotics dominance over Europe

SoftBank's plan to acquire ABB's robotics division for nearly US$5.4 billion by 2026 signals a significant shift in the global robotics landscape. The acquisition marks SoftBank's...

Tuesday 21 October 2025

Taiwan ramps up humanoid robot development with Techman and Mirle unveiling products

As global competition between the US and China intensifies in humanoid robot development, Taiwanese manufacturers are accelerating efforts to catch up. Despite holding key component...

Monday 20 October 2025

Taiwan's smart robotics drive faces research gaps and integration hurdles

Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) is vigorously promoting the "10 New Major AI Projects," focusing on smart applications, critical technologies, and digital infrastructure. Key technologies...

Monday 20 October 2025

South Korea's FIX 2025 to showcase AI's industrial future

All eyes are turning to Daegu, South Korea, as the 2025 Future Innovation Tech Expo, or FIX 2025, is set to open on October 22, 2025, at the EXCO center. Running for four days through...

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