软银（SoftBank）日前宣布，已同意以 54 亿美元收购瑞士工程集团ABB的机器人业务。 这笔交易标志着软银创始人兼首席执行官孙正义在一段紧缩时期后扩大投资活动，大力进军机器人领域。 这笔交易也意味着ABB放弃了最初剥离工业自动化业务并单独上市的决定。

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