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SoftBank, ABB Consider China Carve-Out to Salvage Robotics Deal

11.07

SoftBank Group Corp. and ABB Ltd. are looking at carving out the Chinese part of a giant robotics deal as they explore ways to salvage a transaction blocked by Beijing, according to people familiar…

Funding & deals Robotics & physical AI Japan-inspired

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