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SoftBank considers roughly $18 billion acquisition of Allied Universal, plans to introduce robots to replace security personnel

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According to people familiar with the matter, SoftBank Group is considering acquiring U.S. security services provider Allied Universal; if the deal is reached, the latter could be valued at approximately $18 billion. It is currently still at the consideration stage, and no deal has been finalized. SoftBank's plan is to gradually introduce robots after the acquisition to replace human labor in some security positions; however, SoftBank also noted that the deployment of humanoid security robots may take longer.