Industrial Autonomy Accelerates: Hexagon Robotics pushes Physical AI forward with NVIDIA
San Jose, California, March 16, 2026 — This week marks an important milestone in our collaboration with NVIDIA. Three separate announcements highlight our collaboration in deploying into real-world applications, accelerating the development of humanoid robotics through an open Physical AI Data Factory Blueprint, and using NVIDIA IGX Thor to bring real-time Physical AI to the […]
BMW deploys the humanoid robot AEON in production sites in Germany
MUNICH, Germany, February 27, 2026 — BMW Group becomes the first company to deploy humanoid robots in production in Germany. The BMW Group is consistently advancing the digitalization of its production operations and the use of artificial intelligence. A key element in this effort is so-called “Physical AI”, which combines digital artificial intelligence (AI) with real machines […]
Hexagon Robotics’ AEON wins the iF DESIGN AWARD 2026
Zürich, February 25th 2026 – Hexagon Robotics is proud to announce that AEON, its multi-purpose humanoid robot, has been awarded the prestigious iF DESIGN AWARD 2026. The iF DESIGN AWARD is recognized as one of the world’s most renowned design honors. Run by the independent iF Design Foundation in Germany, the award has served as a […]
Homo Roboticus: When AI enters the physical world
The rise of humanoid robotics is no longer a distant vision, it is becoming a near-term reality that could reshape both industry and everyday life. “Humanoid robots are probably 2 years away from extremely excellent functionalities,” says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. “And five years from reasonable volume deployment,” he adds. Across global manufacturing hubs, humanoid […]
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Hexagon Robotics partners with Microsoft to advance Physical AI
CES, Las Vegas – Hexagon Robotics is pleased to announce a strategic Partnership to advance Physical AI with Microsoft. It aims at advancing humanoid robots with a focus on: Combining Hexagon Robotics’ expertise in sensor fusion, robotics, and spatial intelligence and Microsoft’s strengths in cloud computing and scalable platforms, including Fabric Real-Time Intelligence in Microsoft […]
AEON Wins Best New Product at Shanghai’s China International Import Expo
AEON was present at the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, in the iconic “Four-Leaf Clover” of the National Exhibition and Convention Center — and won the prize for best new product. Together with the Hexagon China team, Hexagon Robotics showcased AEON doing a live inspection of a car door in a fully autonomous […]
AEON at Microsoft Ignite: Turning Live Robot Data into Real-Time Insights in the Cloud
At Microsoft Ignite 2025, we teamed up with Microsoft and NVIDIA to showcase a real-time telemetry pipeline that extracts task insights from live data streamed from our humanoid robot AEON using tools such as Azure IoT Operations (AIO) and Microsoft Fabric Real-Time Intelligence (RTI). The demo highlighted how raw robot signals can be captured, transmitted, […]
AEON autonomously swaps its batteries
With its autonomous battery swap solution, AEON can operate 24/7 without the need for long battery charging breaks.
AEON Wins the 2025 MUSE Platinum Award in Product Design Robotics
Humanoids are usually described by dexterity level, degrees of freedom, and capabilities. Yet one of the most important aspect is design – for aesthetics and more importantly acceptance in the workspace. We are proud to share that AEON has been named the 2025 MUSE Awards Platinum winner in the Product Design Robotics category. You can […]