The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies ABB: 3 models. 9 sources back the record.
CategoryWarehouse & Logistics Robotics
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× joint4 total
- 4Glencore1× joint6 total
- 5Harmonic Drive SE1× joint
- 6Sandvik1× joint4 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
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).
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_disclosed
- Revenue disclosed
- $33200000000 (private_disclosed)
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
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× joint4 total
- 4Glencore1× joint6 total
- 5Harmonic Drive SE1× joint
- 6Sandvik1× joint4 total
All 8 partnerships
open in the atlas →- sandvik x abbwithSandvik4technology—operating
- technology—operating
- technology—operating
- vale-sa x abbwithVale1technology—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 2026-09-07
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-07
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
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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
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 93rd percentile but verifies reality at the 60th percentile among AMRs. Hype Gap +33.2, 20th widest among AMRs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 4 verified deployments. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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: Sep 8, 2026