# ABB opens new robotics facility in Sorocaba, Brazil

ABB officially opened a new robotics facility in Sorocaba, São Paulo State, Brazil. The 4,000-square-meter facility houses a commercial office, robotics workshop, training center, assembly and testing area, and warehouse.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-08-26
- Where: Sorocaba, São Paulo State, Brazil
- Starts operating: 26 Aug 2022
- Status: completed
- Products: robotics and automation solutions
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md)

## Sources

- [tiinside.com.br](https://tiinside.com.br/en/26/08/2022/ABB-invests-in-new-robotics-unit-in-Sorocaba/), 2022-08-26: "ABB officially opened a new robotics facility in Sorocaba, São Paulo State, as more companies in Brazil adopt robotics and automation to improve the flexibility, efficiency, and safety of their operations."
- [autodata.com.br](https://www.autodata.com.br/curtas-algo-mais/2022/08/26/abb-inaugura-unidade-de-robotica-em-sorocaba/44707/), 2022-08-26: "A cidade de Sorocaba, SP, que desde 2014 é sede da principal fábrica da ABB no Brasil, recebeu a unidade de robótica inaugurada na sexta-feira, dia 26."
- [industria40.ind.br](https://www.industria40.ind.br/noticias/22885-abb-investe-nova-unidade-robotica-sorocaba), 2022-08-29: "No Brasil, estamos aumentando nossa capacidade de robótica à medida que a demanda aumenta, garantindo que os trabalhadores de hoje e de amanhã sejam treinados e munidos com as habilidades necessárias para prosperar em uma era da maior automação."

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