# Chinese regulators block SoftBank’s $5.4B acquisition of ABB Robotics

**Published:** November 5, 2026
**Author:** Brianna Wessling
**Source:** The Robot Report
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/chinese-regulators-block-softbank-s-5-4b-acquisition-of-abb-robotics

ABB Robotics has about 7,000 employees, and its U.S. headquarters and factory are in Auburn Hills, Mich. | Source: ABB Robotics It has been more than a year since ABB announced it singed an agreement to sell its robotics division to the Japanese tech giant SoftBank Group. The…

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