New milestone with BMW Group: industrial humanoid deployment
Leipzig, Germany – June 12th, 2026 – BMW Group and Hexagon Robotics have reached a new milestone in their collaboration as AEON, Hexagon Robotics’ humanoid robot, begins performing production tasks within BMW Group Plant Leipzig while simultaneously being trained on future manufacturing applications. https://robotics.hexagon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026_06_BMW-Leipzig-AEON-Spoiler.mp4 “Humanoid robotics is entering a new phase,” said Arnaud Robert, President of […]
Hexagon Robotics and Fill Partner to Advance Manufacturing Autonomy using Humanoids
The collaboration will focus on integrating Hexagon Robotics’ Division’s humanoid, AEON, into FILL’s manufacturing solutions to increase autonomy in advanced manufacturing. The companies will work on real-world applications where AEON handles tasks such as machine tending, inspection, and operational support. This is another great milestone in validating AEON’s ability to integrate into industrial workflows and […]
Hexagon Robotics and Schaeffler deploy a fleet of AEON humanoids
Following a successful pilot, Schaeffler to deploy at least 1,000 AEON humanoids across Schaeffler’s global factory network over 7 years The partnership aims to increase flexibility, improve efficiency, and reduce reliance on manual tasks in manufacturing Schaeffler will provide its high-precision actuators to Hexagon Robotics, further strengthening the technological alignment between the two companies. Zurich, Switzerland, […]
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 […]
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 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 […]