This is a very important tweet for two reasons. One, because robotics yada yada important you already know that. But because it highlights that Japan is still a MAJOR FUCKING PLAYER in this space. People like to often act as if China has entirely taken over the robotics…

🚨BREAKING NEWS: SoftBank is buying ABB’s robotics arm for $5.4B. If anyone still thinks industrial robotics is a sunset space, the market just answered and how!! Here’s the real picture: • Industrial arms remain the bedrock of automation. Every “reshoring” photo out of the US…

alysha_lobo's tweet image. 🚨BREAKING NEWS: SoftBank is buying ABB’s robotics arm for $5.4B. If anyone still thinks industrial robotics is a sunset space, the market just answered and how!!

Here’s the real picture:

• Industrial arms remain the bedrock of automation. Every “reshoring” photo out of the US…


fanuc still printing precision like it's 1998


Some redemption, I reckon. Softbank's VC arc has been an unmitigated disaster. Son was skilful with finding Alibaba, but then on, the man has a reverse-midas touch.


Japan making a comeback and how!


I guess that is Softbank's insurance if Sam Altaman goes duh in OpenAI...Masayoshi Son can beef up OpenAI by this Robotics portfolio...


SoftBank has a pretty lousy track record in tech investments.


All yes with the caveat that SoftBank’s allegiances are more to China than to Japan


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