Hexagon launches AEON, a new humanoid built for industry

Hexagon has announced the launch of AEON, a humanoid robot developed by the company’s newly established Robotics division. The introduction took place during the Hexagon LIVE Global event in Stockholm.…

Hexagon has announced the launch of AEON, a humanoid robot developed by the company’s newly established Robotics division. The introduction took place during the Hexagon LIVE Global event in Stockholm.

AEON integrates locomotion, sensor fusion, and AI-driven spatial intelligence to support a range of industrial tasks. It is intended to address challenges such as labor shortages and to assist in applications including manipulation, asset inspection, reality capture, and operator support across sectors such as automotive, aerospace, transportation, manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics.

“Hexagon’s legacy in precision measurement and sensor technologies has always been about enabling next-generation autonomy. For the past 10 years, we’ve been working on robotics innovation across our divisions,” said Ola Rollén, Chairman of the Board, Hexagon.

“Hexagon is one of the best-placed companies in the world to lead and shape the field of humanoid robotics. AEON represents a state-of-the-art, industrially bespoke humanoid. It’s a leap forward in our goal to help customers drive sustainable growth in the face of structural demographic changes. I’m proud to see AEON come to life.”

Features

• Mobility: AEON combines motion and task execution using Hexagon’s measurement systems.

• Environment Awareness: AEON uses multiple sensors and AI to understand its surroundings and adjust actions accordingly.

• Function Flexibility: The robot supports tasks such as object handling, component scanning, digital twin generation, and teleoperation.

• Power System: A battery-swapping mechanism allows for continuous operation without recharging breaks.

“With AEON, we’re advancing physical AI to tackle real operational challenges – bridging cutting-edge technology with practical industry needs. We have engaged with many industry leaders already, and over the next six months we’ll be deploying AEON in production environments before expanding our commercial rollout,” said Arnaud Robert, President, Hexagon’s Robotics division.

Pilot Deployments

Hexagon is collaborating with Schaeffler and Pilatus for early-stage deployments of AEON. These pilots will include use cases such as machine tending, part inspection, reality capture, and other production-related scenarios.

“Consistent with our long history of innovation and always in pursuit of excellence, we are pleased to collaborate with Hexagon’s Robotics division to explore humanoid solutions in our factories,” said Roman Emmenegger, VP Manufacturing, Pilatus.

“Facing today’s challenges of manufacturing in Switzerland, we believe that AEON will become a contributing solution in sustaining our competitiveness in more than ever tougher global markets. Its unique locomotion, sensors, and on-board intelligence provides for agility and versatility and opens a multitude of opportunities to drive automation and digitisation in our daily operations.”

“By leveraging disruptive technologies such as humanoid robots, Schaeffler paves the way to becoming the leading motion technology company. We are excited to pilot Hexagon Robotics’ humanoid solutions across a range of use cases in our factories and to share our decades of knowledge in the fields of manufacturing and vertical integration,” added Sebastian Jonas, Senior Vice President Advanced Production Technology at Schaeffler.

Technology Partners

AEON was developed through collaborations with:

• NVIDIA (accelerated computing, Jetson, and Omniverse platforms)

• Microsoft Azure (cloud infrastructure and scalable training)

• maxon (actuators for mobility and motion control)