Tokyo-based Telexistence, which develops AI-powered robotic arms for the retail and logistics industry, raised a $170M Series B from SoftBank and others (Kate Park/TechCrunch)

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Kate Park / TechCrunch:
Tokyo-based Telexistence, which develops AI-powered robotic arms for the retail and logistics industry, raised a $170M Series B from SoftBank and others  —  SoftBank is backing Japanese robotics startup Telexistence, making good on the tech giant’s recent pledge to go back on the investment offensive in light of the current AI hype.

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