Hexagon has debuted Aeon, a humanoid robot powered by Nvidia's (NVDA, Financial) full robotics stack and designed to automate error-prone tasks on factory floors and construction sites.
Unveiled at Hexagon Live Global, Aeon leverages Nvidia Omniverse, Jetson accelerated computing and Microsoft (MSFT, Financial) Azure to handle inspections, material handling and high-precision reality capture where labor is scarce.
The robot's sensor fusion and Maxon-powered locomotion let it navigate complex environments, while a self-learning loop uses detailed scans to build digital twins that continuously refine future deployments.
Initial pilots with partners like Schaeffler and Pilatus will cover machine tending, part inspection and mapping workflows, with plans to expand into automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, warehousing and logistics.
Hexagon's Robotics division president Arnaud Robert says production-level rollouts will begin over the next six months, tapping the combined expertise of Nvidia, Microsoft and Maxon to speed commercial adoption.
As industries grapple with tight labor markets and mounting demand for automation, Aeon's integrated AI and digital-twin approach promises faster deployment and ongoing performance gains. By hosting both the data-capture hardware and training platform on Azure and Omniverse, Hexagon and its tech partners lower barriers to scaling robotics at commercial scale—and set a new benchmark for self-improving factory assistants.
Watch for enterprise case studies and performance metrics from the pilot programs later this year. Early indicators of uptime, accuracy and learning-curve improvements will determine whether Aeon can pivot from demonstration model to widely adopted industrial teammate.
