Establishing an international robotics key player
BOCHUM, Germany, PARIS and TOKYO, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Robotics Group (URG), a subsidiary of the RAG-Stiftung in Essen, has reached an agreement with SoftBank Robotics Group Corp. (SBRG) to acquire their French subsidiary SoftBank Robotics Europe SAS (SBRE). SBRG will acquire a minority stake in URG and the two companies will continue to cooperate in the global marketing of various robots. By acquiring SBRE, URG will become one of the leading service robotics companies in Europe.
- "We are pleased to welcome SBRE with more than 180 exceptionally motivated robotics specialists," said Thomas Hhn, founder and CEO of United Robotics Group.
- Fumihide Tomizawa, President & CEO, SoftBank Robotics Group, said: "We are strengthening our strategic partnerships with various robotics leader companies around the world.
- The United Robotics Group (URG), headquartered in Bochum, Germany, unites young service robotics companies into a unique ecosystem.
- SoftBank Robotics is constantly exploring and commercializing robotics solutions that help make people's lives easier, safer, more connected, and more extraordinary.