Robotics and AI converging to revolutionise industries: ABB Robotics

• Robotics is entering a new era, with AI making robots intelligent and autonomous, opening up new market opportunities across diverse industries.
• Europe's strength in the global robotics race is its strong industrial engineering and mechatronics base, which is crucial for physical AI deployment.
• Robots are viewed as a solution to labor shortages, amplifying human capabilities, creating better jobs, and driving business prosperity, rather than replacing workers.
• ABB Robotics is partnering with Nvidia to leverage simulation for training industrial AI models, aiming to cut engineering costs and accelerate deployment.
• SoftBank's proposed acquisition of ABB Robotics is on track for a successful closing by the end of this year.

Marc Segura, President of ABB Robotics, discusses the new era of industrial robotics, driven by the convergence of AI and autonomy, which is expanding applications beyond traditional manufacturing. He highlights Europe's engineering strengths, the role of robotics in addressing labor shortages, and ABB's collaboration with Nvidia on AI training and simulation.