软银近日宣布,将向挪威的人形机器人公司1X Technologies投资7500万美元,成为其大股东。据The Information报道,软银正在洽谈购买1X Technologies的股份。该公司是挪威的一家人形机器人公司,专注于人形机器人的研发和生产。
今年3月份,OpenAI的初创基金曾领投该公司2350万美元的A2轮融资。1X Technologies成立于2016年,由一群来自挪威的技术人员创立。公司的目标是打造能够与人类进行自然语言交互的人形机器人,以满足社会对高度智能机器人技术的需求。
软银此次投资将进一步推动1X Technologies的发展,促进人形机器人技术的应用和发展。
新闻翻译:
SoftBank recently announced that it will invest $7500 million in Norway-based robotics company 1X Technologies, becoming its major shareholder. According to The Information, SoftBank is in discussions to acquire a stake in the company. 1X Technologies is a Norwegian robotics company specializing in the research and production of humanoid robots.
In March this year, OpenAI’s startup fund led a $235 million A-round financing round for the company. 1X Technologies was founded in 2016 by a group of Norwegian技术人员. The company aims to create humanoid robots that can communicate with humans naturally to meet the demand for highly intelligent robot technology.
SoftBank’s investment will further boost the development of 1X Technologies, promote the application of humanoid robot technology, and accelerate the development of the field.
【来源】https://www.theinformation.com/articles/softbank-looks-to-invest-75-million-in-openai-backed-humanoid-robotics-startup
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