Sweden · Pilot · 
Summary
AEON is Hexagon's industrial humanoid robot for manipulation, inspection, reality capture and operator-assistance tasks, using spatial intelligence and omnidirectional mobility.
Identity
Status
Pilot
Category
Humanoid
Type
Humanoid
Function
Inspection
Audience
Factories
Physical
HEIGHT
165 cm
WEIGHT
60 kg
PAYLOAD
15kg short-term, 8kg constant carry
Performance
RUNTIME
up to 4h per charge
BATTERY SYSTEM
Auto-swap for continuous work
SPEED
2.4 m/s
Systems
PERCEPTION
Sensor fusion and AI-based spatial intelligence (wheeled, not bipedal)
Other
DEGREES OF FREEDOM
34
ENVIRONMENT
Industrial environments
Video
Capabilities
PILOT (17 Jun 2025) — Remote and shared control: Hexagon launched AEON for industrial picking, part inspection, reality capture and teleoperation; Schaeffler and Pilatus pilots announced but not yet completed in the cited record.
Height — ranked across 105 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #62
Weight — ranked across 88 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #44
Payload — ranked across 69 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #20
Comparable systems — same status tier
Context & Benchmark
Comparable systems: Phoenix (Sanctuary AI), Syntro (Workfar, semi-humanoid), HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled (Humanoid, semi-humanoid), FRIDAY (Holiday Robotics, semi-humanoid), R-noid (Robot.com, semi-humanoid). Related systems: Pudu D9 (Pudu Robotics), Kepler K2 (Kepler Robotics), 4NE1 (Neura Robotics), IRON (XPeng), Calvin-40 (Wandercraft), Atlas (Boston Dynamics).
Timeline
PARTNERSHIP (07 Jan 2026) — 'Hexagon Robotics Partners with Microsoft Azure to Advance Industrial Humanoid AI': strategic partnership focusing on data-driven adaptive manufacturing and scaling physical AI frameworks; targets automotive/aerospace/manufacturing/logistics; AEON has demonstrated real-time defect detection and operational intelligence through this partnership.
Resources
Image: AEON full-body product view (official Hexagon Robotics image, wheeled base/torso/dexterous hands) + video (2 videos).
Deployments
CUSTOMER SITE (09 Mar 2026) — BMW Group: BMW Group Plant Leipzig launching its first European pilot project involving a humanoid robot with Hexagon Robotics AEON, additional integration testing ahead of summer 2026 pilot phase. Environment: Germany. Product/scope: customer.
Supply
Verified supply links: 1 product-specific link, 0 platform-level, 1 layer (Actuation). Schaeffler AG -> Hexagon: supplies rotary actuators for AEON humanoid joints, Confirmed, High verified.