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United States · Robot autonomy software · acquiredThis company was auto-listed from our component database and has not yet had a full editorial review. The facts below come from supplier and product data; treat as unverified until reviewed.
Summary
Longtime steward of the open-source MoveIt robot manipulation framework (ROS) and commercial MoveIt Pro. Qualcomm announced agreement to acquire PickNik (2026-09-23) to deepen robotics/Physical AI software on Dragonwing; MoveIt 1/2 expected to stay open source. Status flips to acquired on close.
Key facts
Headquarters
Boulder
Founded
2015
Role
supplier
Category
Developer tooling
Sector
Robot autonomy software
Status
acquired
Funding
Undisclosed (acquired by Qualcomm — agreement Sep 2026, close pending)
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AD
Japan
LA
United Kingdom
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TTCapital
Funding
Undisclosed (acquired by Qualcomm — agreement Sep 2026, close pending)
Status
acquired
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