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Market2026-08-27

SoftBank is in talks to acquire a majority stake in 1X Technologies, a developer of human-shaped robots backed by OpenAI, in a deal that would value the company at roughly $6 billion. The talks would extend SoftBank's push into robotics. No agreement has been confirmed and terms could still change.

What changed

1X was a venture-funded robot developer backed by OpenAI, without a majority owner.

  • about $6 billion valuation

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