CategoryIndustrial Robots
Appears inManufacturing robots
Models
3
Patents
8
Overview
Swiss-Swedish multinational electrification and automation. Robotics, drives, and grid. Public company (SIX: ABBN).
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Robot
Stage
Nationality
Data & sources
Patent documents
8
Web sources
1
9 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (3)
View all models →Current platform
ABB YuMi
ABB YuMi is a dual-arm collaborative robot designed for small parts assembly, safe to work alongside humans.
Current platform
ABB FlexPicker
ABB FlexPicker is a delta robot designed for high-speed picking and packing in food and consumer goods industries.
Current platform
ABB IRB 1410
ABB IRB 1410 is an industrial robot arm for arc welding and material handling applications, part of ABB's extensive robotics portfolio.
Partnerships
Every company ABB has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1ASTI Mobile Robotics Group1× joint1 total
- 2Codian Robotics1× joint1 total
- 3Eaton Corporation1× joint1 total
- 4Glencore1× joint3 total
- 5Harmonic Drive SE1× joint
- 6Sandvik1× joint2 total
Most recent
- Trener Robotics x ABB2024-12-17with Trener Roboticsoperating
- ABB acquires ASTI Mobile Robotics2021-07-19with ASTI Mobile Robotics Groupoperating
- ABB acquires Codian Robotics2020-10-01with Codian Roboticsoperating
- with Harmonic Drive SEoperating
ABB on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Morten Wierod CEOsecondary-verified
- Peter Voser Chairpersonsecondary-verified
- Sami Atiya President, Robotics & Discrete Automationsince 2017-01-01IR-verified
Founders (2)
- Charles Eugene Lancelot Brownno longer at company
- Walter Boverino longer at company
Former / Previously (2)
- Walter Boveri Foundersecondary-verified
- Charles Eugene Lancelot Brown Foundersecondary-verified
Media (1)
Company-anchored media. Official assets the company has published at the company level, distinct from model-anchored media that lives on individual product pages.
Safety record
No incidents on record for ABB.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
ABB in third-party press
Peer companies
- Dobot6 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Savoye4 models
- Agile Robots3 models
- DENSO Corporation3 models
- KUKA AG3 models
Mentioned on (36)
Registry pages whose text names ABB.
Companies (13)
ASTI Mobile Robotics Group, Sevensense, Intrion, Wolf Robotics, EFORT Intelligent Equipment, RoboForce, MSB Global Services, RS Components, Trener Robotics, RoboTwin, University of South Florida, Leaderdrive (Leader Harmonious Drive Systems Co., Ltd.), Codian Robotics
Robots and products (5)
Acteris, Wolf Robotics Arm, RoboTeach, Intrion AGV, EBot 350
AI systems (1)
Deployments (1)
Supplied by (2)
Sensors
- SICK AGcompany-levelSICK microScan3 Core - PROFINET safety laser scanner -- sBot Speed PROFINET safety system for ABB GoFa and SWIFTI cobotssupplies
Mechanical / contract manufacturing
- Leaderdrive (Leader Harmonious Drive Systems Co., Ltd.)company-levelLeaderdrive precision machined components (jingmi lingbujian) sold to ABB and GE -- precision PARTS, not a robot-joint reducer (do not overstate)suppliesclaimed
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Partnerships
8 total · 8 operating · 2 ended
Every company ABB has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Trener Robotics x ABB2024-12-17with Trener Roboticsoperating
- ABB acquires ASTI Mobile Robotics2021-07-19with ASTI Mobile Robotics Groupoperating
- ABB acquires Codian Robotics2020-10-01with Codian Roboticsoperating
- with Harmonic Drive SEoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1ASTI Mobile Robotics Group1× joint1 total
- 2Codian Robotics1× joint1 total
- 3Eaton Corporation1× joint1 total
- 4Glencore1× joint3 total
- 5Harmonic Drive SE1× joint
- 6Sandvik1× joint2 total
All 8 partnerships
open in the atlas →- sandvik x abbwithSandvik2technology—operating
- technology—operating
- technology—operating
- technology—operating
- deployment2024-12-17operating
- Harmonic Drive SE x ABB Robotics (Industrial Robot Joint Reducers)withHarmonic Drive SEmanufacturing2010-01-01operating
Acquisitions (4)
- acquired Sevensensefull acquisition2024-01-11
- acquired ASTI Mobile Robotics Groupfull acquisition2021-07-19
- acquired Codian Roboticsfull acquisition2020-10-01
- acquired Intrionfull acquisition2018-07-24
Patent estate (8)
- US5761965Ausptograntedgranted 1998-06-09assignee
- US6848333B2usptograntedgranted 2004-02-03assignee
- US4904148Ausptograntedgranted 1990-02-27assignee
- US8360997B2usptograntedgranted 2013-01-01assignee
- US7202442B2usptograntedgranted 2007-04-10assignee
- US5954446Ausptograntedgranted 1999-09-21assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in ABB’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: Texas Instruments
2026-08-23Supply: TI motor drivers for ABB from Texas Instruments
New supplierNew supplier: Qualcomm
2026-08-23Supply: Qualcomm 5G for ABB from Qualcomm
New supplierNew supplier: Nabtesco
2026-08-23Supply: Nabtesco RV reducers for ABB from Nabtesco
New supplierNew supplier: Qualcomm
2026-08-23Supply: Qualcomm 5G for ABB from Qualcomm
New supplierNew supplier: Nabtesco
2026-08-23Supply: Nabtesco RV reducers for ABB from Nabtesco
New supplierNew supplier: NVIDIA
2026-08-23Supply: NVIDIA Jetson for ABB robots from NVIDIA
New supplierNew supplier: OnRobot
2026-08-23Supply: OnRobot grippers for ABB from OnRobot
New supplierNew supplier: Schunk
2026-08-23Supply: SCHUNK grippers for ABB from Schunk
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
ABB logo
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedApr 1, 2014
ABB YuMi at Shanghai, China
- Deployment recordedApr 1, 2014
ABB YuMi at ABB Västerås facility, Sweden
- Deployment recordedJan 1, 1998
ABB FlexPicker at Shanghai, China
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for ABB.Peer companies
- Dobot6 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Savoye4 models
- Agile Robots3 models
- DENSO Corporation3 models
- KUKA AG3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning ABB from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
ABB Robotics introduces two new high-performance robots for precision manufacturing
ABB Robotics is expanding its industrial robot portfolio with two new compact, high-performance robots, the IRB 1700 and IRB 1700ID, delivering up to 20 percent shorter cycle…
SoftBank weighs $18b Allied Universal deal to support AI push
SoftBank agreed in October 2025 to buy ABB's robotics division for about US$5.4 billion.
Vertico Installs Largest 3D Concrete Printing System to Date at Portuguese Precast Facility
Dutch 3D concrete printing company Vertico has completed its largest installation to date, deploying a full two-component (2K) printing system at the facility of Portuguese…
Vale, ABB expand AI, automation across Brazil iron ore
Partnership aims to improve productivity, safety and energy efficiency while expanding automation across Vale’s operations.
Vale, ABB expand AI, automation across Brazil iron ore
Partnership aims to improve productivity, safety and energy efficiency while expanding automation across Vale’s operations. The post Vale, ABB expand AI, automation across Brazil…
ABB and NVIDIA Outline Framework for Physical AI Deployment in Manufacturing
ABB Robotics and NVIDIA have published a joint white paper describing how physical artificial intelligence (AI) could be applied in precision manufacturing through a digital-first…
ABB buys UK actuator firm Rotork for $5.5bn, funded by Robotics sale
ABB is buying the UK flow control, instrumentation and actuator specialist Rotork for around $5.5bn in cash, partly funded by the $4.8bn cash sale of ABB Robotics to SoftBank,…
ABB Robotics includes vSLAM navigation in F712 autonomous forklift
The Flexley Stacy F712 forklift uses vision to navigate, works with other robots, and complies with safety standards, says ABB Robotics. The post ABB Robotics includes vSLAM…
PSYONIC Arms NVIDIA And ABB With Robots Dexterity Data
Physical AI, like robots and humanoids, has a data problem, and the industry has not agreed on who solves it. Robots can walk, see, and plan, yet they still fumble […] The post…
PSYONIC partners with ABB Robotics to apply human touch to robot dexterity
GoFa helps test PSYONIC’s Ability Hand for robotics, combining touch sensing, compliant design, and human-derived training data. Source: ABB Robotics ABB Robotics LLC today said…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/abb.md
- RSS feed: /companies/abb/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/3d9e2756-dc22-4396-a577-2c5fc141d7cd
- Revision history: /companies/abb/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Dobot6 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Savoye4 models
- Agile Robots3 models
- DENSO Corporation3 models
- KUKA AG3 models
Heat Index
Serious65/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
ABB draws attention at the 40th percentile but verifies reality at the 67th percentile among industrial_robot robots. Hype Gap -27.6, 29th widest among industrial_robot robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 4 verified deployments. Thin IP estate relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 31, 2026