Meta Tests Robot Technicians: Inside Its Push to Automate Data Center Work

Meta is testing robots for data center maintenance, from swapping cables to restarting servers, raising questions about automation and IT staffing.
CNBC

SoftBank to buy ABB robotics unit for $5.4 billion as it boosts its AI play

SoftBank Group agreed to buy the robotics division of Swiss engineering firm ABB for $5.4 billion. The move is part of a number of investments and acquisitions by SoftBank as it looks to position ...
Wired

Inside Meta’s Push to Put Robots to Work in Data Centers

The company is testing robots that can swap cables, reset servers, and take on other tasks performed by technicians, fueling concerns among some workers that their jobs could be at risk. Meta is using ...
Yahoo Finance

SoftBank to buy ABB's robot business for $5.4 billion in push to merge AI and robotics

ZURICH/TOKYO (Reuters) -SoftBank Group has agreed to buy the robotics business of Swiss engineering group ABB in a $5.4 billion deal, as the Japanese investor forges ahead with a strategy to fuse ...
Yahoo Finance

ABB Reshapes AI Data Center Focus As Robotics Move Nears SoftBank

Find your next quality investment with Simply Wall St's easy and powerful screener, trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. ABB and NVIDIA are expanding their collaboration to ...
TechCrunch

SoftBank bulks up its robotics portfolio with ABB Group’s robotics unit

Japanese investing conglomerate SoftBank Group is buying a robotics company as the financial behemoth says physical AI is its next frontier. SoftBank announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Zurich ...