ABB Robotics has made a strategic investment in California-based LandingAI to advance the development of vision AI, aiming to make the technology faster, more intuitive, and widely accessible. This first-of-its-kind partnership will see LandingAI’s vision solutions, including its LandingLens™ platform, integrated into ABB Robotics’ software ecosystem—representing a key step in ABB’s progress toward fully autonomous and adaptable robotic systems.
“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 partnership, ABB has made a venture capital investment in LandingAI through ABB Robotics Ventures, its strategic investment arm focused on supporting early-stage companies shaping the future of robotics and automation. The financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.
LandingAI’s flagship platform, LandingLens, is designed to simplify and accelerate the development of vision AI solutions. It enables users to train systems to detect and respond to objects, patterns, or defects—without requiring advanced programming skills or AI expertise.
By integrating LandingLens into its robotics portfolio, ABB expects to cut robot vision AI training and deployment time by up to 80 percent. Once operational, system integrators and end users will be able to retrain AI models independently for new use cases, offering a level of adaptability critical to scaling automation in fast-changing sectors. Beyond traditional manufacturing, this breakthrough will support industries such as logistics, healthcare, and food and beverage. ABB has already begun piloting LandingAI’s technology and is working to embed it into current vision AI applications, including item picking, sorting, depalletizing, and quality inspection.
“AI is advancing rapidly, bringing both opportunities and the need for continuous learning,” said Dan Maloney, Chief Executive Officer of LandingAI. “By combining our vision AI expertise with ABB’s robotics and software, we can make automation more accessible—helping businesses more easily deploy and scale intelligent robotic systems that deliver real value.”