SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO

SoftBank is launching a robotics company focused on building data centers. The company aims to leverage AI and robotics to automate infrastructure construction. They are already targeting a $100 billion IPO in the future.

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PublishedThursday, April 30, 2026 at 5:58 AMApr 30, 05:58 AM

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You need infrastructure to build AI and robots, but apparently you also need AI and robots to build infrastructure.

Tech companies are racing to build out infrastructure that can further drive the automation boom. Now, Japanese multinational SoftBank reportedly plans to create a new company designed to automate the creation of that infrastructure.

SoftBank is putting together a new business called Roze AI, the Financial Times originally reported. Roze would seek to make data center construction in the U.S. more “efficient,” The Wall Street Journal reports. It would do that by — among other things — deploying autonomous robots to help build server farms.

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SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO

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