WORLDTECHQualcomm to acquire PickNik Robotics and keep MoveIt open-source
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What happened
today said it has agreed to acquire PickNik Inc., which has developed robotics software including the MoveIt open-source manipulation framework. It also released MoveIt Pro 9.0, which contains enhanced perception-to-motion capabilities, redesigned teleoperation, and a training data collection system.
In January 2026, the company introduced a general-purpose architecture stack to integrate hardware, software, and AI . The post Qualcomm to acquire PickNik Robotics and keep MoveIt open-source appeared first on The Robot Report .
Qualcomm provides tools for commercializing robots San Diego-based Qualcomm provides Snapdragon processors, wireless system-on-chip ( SoC ) modems, and Internet of Things ( IoT ) platforms. Qualcomm said it provides support for vision-language models (VLMs) and vision-language-action models (VLAs).
Key facts
- It also — released: MoveIt Pro 9.0, which includes enhanced perception-to-motion capabilities, redesigned teleoperation, and a training data collection system
- In January 2026, the company — introduced: a general-purpose architecture stack to integrate hardware, software, and AI
- Qualcomm — provides: tools for commercializing robots San Diego-based Qualcomm — provides: Snapdragon processors, wireless system-on-chip ( SoC ) modems, and Internet of Things ( IoT ) platforms
- Qualcomm said it — support: vision-language models (VLMs) and vision-language-action models (VLAs)
Sources & evidence
- The Robot Report Reporting source
Qualcomm to acquire PickNik Robotics and keep MoveIt open-source ↗
https://www.therobotreport.com/qualcomm-acquires-picknik-robotics-keep-moveit-open-source/