Qualcomm Agrees to Buy PickNik, Steward of the MoveIt Robotics Framework
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CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better9 days agoQualcomm's[1] release says it 'today announced its agreement to acquire PickNik[2] Inc.'; The Robot Report[3] reported it on September 23, 2026.
Qualcomm agreed to acquire PickNik, the Boulder robotics software company behind the open-source MoveIt manipulation framework, promising to keep MoveIt open while tying it closely to Dragonwing robotics chips and Arduino boards.