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Qualcomm acquires PickNik Robotics, keeps MoveIt open-source

Qualcomm has acquired PickNik Robotics and plans to integrate its Dragonwing and Arduino platforms with the MoveIt open-source manipulation framework. The company will continue to support MoveIt as an open-source project.

Source: The Robot Report · therobotreport.com Published 2026-09-23T11:29:32+00:00 Detected 2026-09-27T13:21:47+00:00
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Qualcomm has acquired PickNik Robotics and plans to integrate its Dragonwing and Arduino platforms with the MoveIt open-source manipulation framework. The company will continue to support MoveIt as an open-source project.

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Qualcomm plans to integrate the Dragonwing and Arduino platforms with the MoveIt open-source manipulation framework. The post Qualcomm to acquire PickNik Robotics and keep MoveIt open-source appeared first on The Robot Report .

This acquisition highlights Qualcomm's commitment to open-source robotics software, potentially accelerating innovation and adoption in robotic manipulation. Integrating Dragonwing and Arduino with MoveIt could enhance capabilities for developers and researchers.

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Recognizable Entity Score 0 Practical Impact Score 18 Novelty Interest Score 72 Consequence Score 18 Curiosity Score 16 Shareability Score 44

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