SoftBank said to be in talks to sell French robotics business to United Robotics

SoftBank said to be in talks to sell French robotics business to United Robotics

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SoftBank Group Corp is in talks to sell the Paris-based robotics business behind its Pepper android to Germany’s United Robotics Group, according to sources and documents reviewed by Reuters, scaling back a business it once touted as a major growth driver.