ZURICH, Switzerland, Sep 19, 2025 – ABB Robotics has invested in LandingAI, a California-based company specializing in computer vision tools, to advance the use of vision AI in robotics. The collaboration will integrate LandingLens and other vision AI capabilities into ABB’s software suite.
“This announcement is the latest in our decade-long journey to innovate and commercialize AI, benefitting our customers by enhancing robot versatility and autonomy to expand the use of robots beyond traditional manufacturing,” said Sami Atiya, president of ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation. “The demand for AI in robotics is driven by the need for greater flexibility; faster commissioning cycles and a shortage of the specialist skills needed to program and operate robots. Our collaboration with LandingAI will mean installation and deployment time is done in hours instead of weeks, allowing more businesses to automate smarter, faster and more efficiently.”
As part of the collaboration, ABB invested through ABB Robotics Ventures, the venture capital unit of ABB Robotics. Its venture capital unit focused on investments on early-stage companies dealing with robotics and automation.
LandingAI’s LandingLens is a vision AI platform that enables the training of vision AI systems to recognize and respond to objects, patterns or defects where programming knowledge is not a priority.
Through the collaboration, ABB Robotics expects to reduce vision AI training and deployment time for robots by up to 80%. System integrators and end users will be able to retrain the AI for new tasks without external support. The approach is intended to support robot use in sectors such as logistics, healthcare, food, and beverage, where operating conditions are dynamic. ABB Robotics is piloting LandingAI’s technology and working to integrate it into vision AI applications such as item picking, sorting, depalletizing, and quality inspection.
“AI is advancing quickly, creating many opportunities, but also requiring us to keep learning and adapting new skills,” said Dan Maloney, chief executive officer of LandingAI. “By combining LandingAI’s vision AI capabilities with ABB’s robots and software, we can make automation more accessible. This makes it easier for businesses to deploy and scale intelligent robotic systems that are practical and useful.
Source: ABB
About ABB
ABB is a global technology company specializing in electrification and automation, with headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland, and Västerås, Sweden. Formed in 1988 through the merger of Sweden’s ASEA and Switzerland’s Brown, Boveri & Cie, the company traces its roots to 1883. ABB operates in more than 100 countries and serves industries including utilities, transportation, infrastructure, and manufacturing. Its portfolio includes robotics, industrial automation, electrification products, and motion solutions. In 2024, ABB reported about $33B in revenue and employed roughly 110,000 people worldwide.
About ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation
ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation provides industrial and collaborative robots, autonomous mobile robots, and automation hardware and software, along with training and support services. It serves industries such as automotive, electronics, logistics, food and beverage, machine building, and metalworking. The business generated about $3.6 billion in revenue in 2023 and employs roughly 11,300 people worldwide. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, it operates in more than 100 locations across over 50 countries. The business also includes the B&R machine automation division, and together they focus on helping customers adopt flexible, connected, and data-driven manufacturing systems.
About ABB Robotics Ventures
ABB Robotics Ventures is the venture capital arm of the ABB Group, established in 2009 and based in Zurich, Switzerland. It invests in early-stage industrial technology startups in areas such as robotics, AI, industrial IoT, energy transition, cybersecurity, electric mobility, sustainability, smart buildings, and distributed energy. The unit has invested about $400 million to date. It supports portfolio companies by providing access to ABB’s technical expertise, R&D resources, customer networks, and global market reach while aligning with ABB’s business-led venture capital approach.
About LandingAI
LandingAI, founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, CA, develops computer vision platforms for building, training, deploying, and monitoring visual AI models. Its main product, LandingLens, is a low-code platform used in industries such as automotive, electronics, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, manufacturing, and infrastructure to detect defects, inspect products, and monitor processes. The company also offers document extraction and vision-based API tools to help organizations apply AI without requiring technical expertise. LandingAI reported about $13.4M in revenue in 2023 and has a workforce of over 100 employees.