SoftBank uses edge AI to make office robots more useful

So-called physical AI recently found its way back onto SoftBank's big list of nascent technologies upon which to splurge billions.

Having bought robot maker Boston Dynamics from Google parent Alphabet in a 2017 deal worth a reported $100 million only to sell it to car maker Hyundai in 2020 – albeit for a tidy profit – Softbank has lately been building up its robot portfolio once again. AI Operator Ecosystem News

SoftBank uses edge AI to make office robots more useful

Japanese telco SoftBank reckons the combination of AI and multi-access edge computing (MEC) can usher in a future of office workers and robots working together in perfect harmony.

Nick Wood, Freelance writer

December 1, 2025

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