Event
SoftBank agrees to acquire Schaft from Alphabet
SoftBank agreed to acquire Schaft from Alphabet alongside Boston Dynamics, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals; the Schaft portion ultimately did not close.
Evidence notes
- SoftBank announced an agreement to acquire Schaft from Alphabet on June 9, 2017.
- The proposed transaction remained subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
- Later reporting confirmed the Schaft transfer failed because agreed conditions were not fulfilled.
Context
- Company
- Schaft
- Segment
- Humanoid
- Event type
- Acquisition
- Added to Korthos
- Jul 19, 2026
- Geography
- Tokyo · JP