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Announcement · 9 October 2026

# ABB Robotics and SoftBank to open a major robotics centre in Sabadell

Original title, in Spanish: “ABB Robotics y SoftBank abrirán un gran centro de robótica en Sabadell”

**Publication**

Expansión (Spain) · subscribers only

**Author**

Eric Galián

**Published on**

9 October 2026 · read in the page structured data

## Summary

ABB Robotics and SoftBank, the group led by Masayoshi Son, will open a major robotics centre in Sabadell, Catalonia, according to Expansión. The facilities, which will cover 15,000 square metres, are due to open in 2028. The project is part of SoftBank's strategy to move artificial intelligence from the digital world to the physical world, drawing in particular on technologies from Arm and OpenAI. The article, limited to the headline and standfirst, gives no further details on the activities planned at the site or the investment committed.

Summary based on the article's title and standfirst, as the text is not accessible.

[Read the article on Expansión →](https://www.expansion.com/catalunya/2026/10/09/abb-robotics-softbank-abriran-gran-centro-robotica-sabadell.html)

## Figures cited

-   15,000 m2
    
    Floor area of the robotics centre
    
    Sabadell, Spain
    
    > « Las instalaciones, de 15.000 metros cuadrados, se estrenarán en 2028 »
    

## Classification

**Country**

Spain

**Company size**

Large companies

**Industries**

Industry and manufacturing

**Companies**

ABB Robotics (deploys AI), SoftBank (deploys AI), OpenAI (supplier), Arm (supplier)

**Keywords**

robotics, physical artificial intelligence, softbank, sabadell, industry

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Expansión and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.