ABB Robotics
Industrial robot manufacturer · Switzerland · ABBN.SW
Robotics division of Swiss-Swedish engineering group ABB, whose predecessor ASEA launched one of the first all-electric microprocessor-controlled industrial robots in 1974. Makes IRB industrial arms, GoFa and SWIFTI cobots, the YuMi dual-arm robot and Flexley AMRs. ABB agreed in October 2025 to sell the division to SoftBank Group.
ABB Robotics is a Switzerland-based industrial robot, collaborative robot and autonomous mobile robot maker, founded in 1988 and headquartered in Zurich (ABB Group). It is publicly traded (ABBN.SW). Product lines include IRB 6700, IRB 1300, GoFa, SWIFTI. It appears in the directory's Industrial Robot Manufacturers (20 companies), Collaborative Robot (Cobot) Manufacturers (21 companies) and Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) Companies (30 companies) lists.
- Headquarters
- Zurich (ABB Group), Switzerland
- Founded
- 1988
- Ticker
- ABBN.SW
- Ownership
- ABB Ltd — $5.4B sale to SoftBank Group pending (expected to close in 2026)
- Robot types
- Industrial robots, Cobots, Autonomous mobile robots
Products
- IRB 6700
- IRB 1300
- GoFa
- SWIFTI
- YuMi
- Flexley AMRs
ABB Robotics repair and service
ABB robot repair & service — 11 independent US providers in the ZeroGantry repair directory.
Directory categories
- Industrial Robot Manufacturers — 20 companies
- Collaborative Robot (Cobot) Manufacturers — 21 companies
- Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) Companies — 30 companies
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