SoftBank Timeline

Events

• 2026-08-26 - Market Signal - Report says SoftBank is discussing a majority stake in 1X - The Information attributed the talks to people familiar with the matter, and Reuters said it could not independently confirm the report. SoftBank declined to comment and 1X did not immediately respond to Reuters. No agreement had been announced, and the… - source: live.euronext.com
• 2026-08-17 - Funding - Gravis Robotics raises $200M Series A from SoftBank - Gravis retrofits excavators and other existing heavy machinery with perception, compute and control systems rather than requiring purpose-built autonomous equipment. The company reports deployments across four continents, with customer and partner work… - source: inc.com
• 2026-07-13 - Partnership - Yaskawa validates MOTOMAN NEXT with SoftBank AI cloud - SoftBank supplied GPU cloud infrastructure for the validation. The test concerned deformable-object handling by MOTOMAN NEXT. Yaskawa announced the work on 13 July 2026. - source: yaskawa-global.com
• 2026-06-19 - Market Signal - Boston Dynamics reportedly set to become wholly owned by Hyundai - The planned purchase covers SoftBank Group's remaining 9.65% holding. The transaction would move Boston Dynamics from majority ownership to full Hyundai Group ownership. - source: mk.co.kr
• 2026-05-01 - Product Launch - SoftBank Robotics brings STEAMA and FLAMA autonomous cooking robots to the United States - SoftBank Robotics announced that autonomous cooking robots STEAMA and FLAMA would debut in the United States. The systems sit in SoftBank Robotics' food-service automation lane for commercial kitchen workflows. The U.S. launch expands the company's… - source: softbankrobotics.com
• 2026-04-27 - Acquisition - BALYO becomes wholly owned by SoftBank and leaves Euronext Paris - Silver Bands 4 acquired 9,918,839 remaining ordinary shares, representing 5.93% of BALYO's capital and theoretical voting rights. Minority holders received €0.60 in cash for each ordinary share transferred in the squeeze-out. Euronext removed BALYO's… - source: live.euronext.com
• 2025-10-08 - Acquisition - SoftBank signs definitive agreement to acquire ABB Robotics - The definitive agreement values ABB Robotics at USD 5.375 billion. SoftBank expects to acquire all shares of a new holding company created through ABB's carve-out of the Robotics business. ABB's Q2 2026 filing says closing is expected in the second half of… - source: group.softbank
• 2024-07-09 - Funding - SoftBank participates in Skild AI's $300 million Series A financing - Skild AI announced a $300 million Series A and named SoftBank Group among the round leaders. The financing valued Skild AI at $1.5 billion and was positioned around building a general-purpose robotics foundation model. This is the cleanest surfaced robotics… - source: skild.ai
• 2024-07-09 - Funding - Skild AI raises $300 million Series A at $1.5 billion valuation - Lightspeed Venture Partners, Coatue, SoftBank Group and Bezos Expeditions led the round. Participants also included Felicis Ventures, Sequoia, Menlo Ventures, General Catalyst, CRV, SV Angel, Carnegie Mellon University, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and… - source: skild.ai
• 2023-09-11 - Company Formation - Stack AV launches autonomous trucking business - Stack AV launched with SoftBank Group backing in capital, resources and AI expertise. The company was headquartered in Pittsburgh with workers across 15 states. Founders included former Argo AI leaders Bryan Salesky, Peter Rander and Brett Browning. - source: truckingdive.com
• 2021-09-21 - Partnership - SoftBank Robotics and Keenon Robotics announce strategic global partnership - • SoftBank Robotics Group Corp (SBRG) announced a global partnership with Keenon Robotics to expand the use of robotic systems in the servi... • The companies introduced the Keenbot, an indoor intelligent service robot, in markets including Singapore, Japan… - source: softbankrobotics.com
• 2021-04-20 - Demonstration - RICE begins multi-floor delivery trial at SoftBank headquarters - RICE carried Seven-Eleven products from the building's convenience store to SoftBank employees on multiple office floors. The robot coordinated with Mitsubishi Electric's elevator system to move between floors without an onboard attendant. The trial tested… - source: softbank.jp
• 2021-04-05 - Acquisition - SoftBank agreed to acquire a 40% stake in AutoStore - SoftBank to Acquire 40% of AutoStore Skip to the main content AutoStore currently has a global blue-chip customer base with more than 600 installations and 20,000 robots across 35 countries AutoStore’s innovative cubic design allows customers to either store… - source: autostoresystem.com
• 2017-06-09 - Acquisition - SoftBank agrees to acquire Schaft from Alphabet - SoftBank announced an agreement to acquire Schaft from Alphabet on June 9, 2017. The proposed transaction remained subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Later reporting confirmed the Schaft transfer failed because agreed… - source: group.softbank
• 2017-03-01 - Funding - CloudMinds completes $100M Series A and reports unicorn status - CloudMinds completed a $100 million Series A financing in March 2017. An official company release says the financing gave CloudMinds unicorn status, supporting a valuation lower bound of $1 billion. No exact valuation or pre/post-money basis was disclosed… - source: prnewswire.com