ABB Robotics prepares a new 15,000 m² center in Sabadell for the design and development of robots

ABB Robotics prepares a new 15,000 m² center in Sabadell for the design and development of robots





The robotics is gaining relevance in the industrial sector, with divisions dedicated to this type of technology such as the one that has ABB. The call ABB Roboticswhich was separated from its subsidiary ABB a year ago when it was acquired by SoftBank Groupwill move to a new location in Sabadell when it is completed in 2028. A plant in Spain that will employ 185 people in a space dedicated to robotics 15,000 square meters.

ABB Robotics will open a new robotics plant in Sabadell in 2028

ABB Robotics, as a now independent company, will open this new location in Sabadell in a couple of years. In this new location, half of its space will be dedicated to the tasks of robot design, development and assemblywhile the other half will be dedicated to a training center and exhibition hall. The complex of 15,000 meters It has a plot of 60,000 square meterswith enough space for expansion if necessary.

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A center for engineering, artificial vision and autonomous mobile robots

The teams will meet at the complex engineering, computer vision, developers and autonomous mobile robotswhich will operate in the Spanish subsidiary. ABB Robotics will also carry out the implementation tasks of the industrial robots that are manufactured in other locations such as China, Sweden or the United States. The division of R&D which will also be located on this campus will have a global character, allowing the ideas of Spanish engineers to be used in the other centers of the ABB Robotics group.

Article Editor: Juan Antonio Soto

Juan Antonio Soto

I am a Computer Engineer and my specialty is automation and robotics. My passion for hardware began at the age of 14 when I broke down my first computer: a 386 DX 40 with 4MB of RAM and 210MB of hard drive. I continue to give free rein to my passion in the technical articles I write for Geeknetic. I dedicate most of my free time to video games, contemporary and retro, on the more than 20 consoles I have, in addition to the PC.