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Qualcomm

Qualcomm

Enters embodied AI through the Dragonwing robotics platform, spanning on-device compute, perception, planning and real-time control. In September 2026 it agreed to acquire PickNik, developer of the MoveIt open-source manipulation framework, pledging to keep MoveIt open source and streamline its integration with Dragonwing.

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QCOM.US · 美股

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2026
09.23CapitalQualcomm to acquire PickNik, developer of MoveIt, and pledges to keep the manipulation framework open source

Qualcomm says it will streamline MoveIt integration with its Dragonwing platforms to give developers an easier path from AI models to planning, manipulation and real-time control. Founder Dave Coleman stressed PickNik's mission of a powerful open platform; MoveIt is the de facto manipulation-planning standard in the ROS ecosystem, so its ownership had been closely watched.

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Sources: MechAwakening '2026 China Humanoid Company List' (2026-08) and public industry research; A-share tickers limited to high-confidence names.

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