# Swiss industrial giant ABB Ltd. agreed to sell its robotics unit to SoftBank Group Corp. for more than $5 billion.

*robotics · news · 2025-10-08 · Bloomberg*

## Key points

- ABB Ltd. is selling its robotics unit to SoftBank Group for nearly $5.4 billion.
- The sale price of ABB's robotics unit exceeds analyst expectations significantly.
- ABB CEO Morten Wierod stated the deal increases ABB's capacity for further acquisitions.
- The sale was announced unexpectedly by ABB, indicating a possible strategic shift.

ABB Ltd. has the appetite and firepower for acquisitions after the Swiss industrial giant agreed to sell its robotics unit to SoftBank Group Corp. for more than $5 billion. “We have today, especially after this deal, higher power to do what we want to do,” ABB Chief Executive Officer Morten Wierod said in an interview Wednesday. The Zurich-based company unexpectedly announced the sale of its robotics business to Japan’s SoftBank for almost $5.4 billion, well above analysts’ expectationsBloomberg Terminal.

**Companies:** SoftBank Group Corp., ABB Ltd.
**Countries:** Switzerland, Japan

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