Billionaire Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Deepens AI Push With $5.4 Billion ABB Robotics Deal

SoftBank's acquisition of ABB's robotics unit reflects billionaire Masayoshi Son's renewed interest in robots. The company ...

These robots can clean, exercise - and care for your elderly parents. Would you trust them to?

It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains ...
The Information

SoftBank Hunts for Humanoid Robot Startups

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has long predicted a future where robots would outnumber people and take over many jobs from humans.
The Cornell Daily Sun

Humanoid Robot ‘Pepper’ Makes North American Debut at Cornell

Three humanoid robots and more than 100 Cornell alumni joined Rodolphe Gelin, the chief scientific officer of SoftBank Robotics, for a keynote speech on the future of robotics as part of a two-day ...
Inc

Here Come the Androids: Millions of Humanoid Robots Could Solve the Factory Labor Crunch

The report sites recent analysis by U.K. consultancy firm IDTechEx that predicts that some 1.6 million humanoid robots could be working in the automotive factory sector by 2035. U.S. Bureau of Labor ...