The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Cognex: 1 model. 8 sources back the record.
Models
1
Patents
5
Overview
American manufacturer of machine vision systems, software, and sensors for automated manufacturing Inspection and part identification. Publicly traded (NASDAQ:CGNX) with ~$994M annual revenue.
Reality check
RealSense deal (company-claimed, Sep 2026)
Agreed to buy RealSense for about $500M cash; close targeted Q4 2026.
RealSense terms (company-claimed)
About $56.5M cash retention plus about $50M RSUs; biometrics line spun out first.
RealSense outlook (company-claimed)
2026 revenue $80M to $90M; robot perception market about $1.6B by 2030.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Founded
Revenue (reported, FY 2025)
Employees (reported, Apr 2026)
Market share (reported, unconfirmed)
Data & sources
Press releases
1
Patent documents
5
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Cognex has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Photoneo x Cognex2020-01-01with Photoneooperating
- Cognex acquires SUALAB2019-10-16with SUALABoperating
Cognex on the deployment map
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Relationships
Founders (2)
- Tae-yeon Terry Moon
later founded CarbonSix
- Robert J Shillmanno longer at company
Former / Previously (2)
- Robert J Shillman Foundersecondary-verified
- Tae-yeon Terry Moon CSO & VP (via SUALAB acquisition)2019 to 2024reported, not verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Cognex.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Cognex in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
Mentioned on (9)
Registry pages whose text names Cognex.
Companies (5)
Intel RealSense, Holiday Robotics, ViDi Systems, SUALAB, CarbonSix
Robots and products (2)
People (2)
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_disclosed
- Revenue disclosed
- $994359000 (private_disclosed)
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating · 1 ended
Every company Cognex has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Photoneo x Cognex2020-01-01with Photoneooperating
- Cognex acquires SUALAB2019-10-16with SUALABoperating
Acquisitions (3)
- acquired Intel RealSensefull acquisitionannounced2026-09-22
- acquired SUALABfull acquisition2019-10-16
- acquired ViDi Systemsfull acquisition2017-04-01
Patent estate (5)
- US 10,284,704 B2usptograntedgranted 2019-05-07assignee
- US8095237B2usptograntedgranted 2012-01-17assignee
- US9734419B1usptograntedgranted 2017-08-15assignee
- US10926416B2usptograntedgranted 2021-02-16assignee
- US7953290B2usptograntedgranted 2011-05-17assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in Cognex’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Covariant
2026-08-23Supply: Vision integration for AI picking to Covariant
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Nimble Robotics
2026-08-23Supply: Vision systems for parcel sorting to Nimble Robotics
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Kawasaki Robotics
2026-08-23Supply: Cognex vision for Kawasaki to Kawasaki Robotics
Started supplyingBecame supplier to ABB Robotics
2026-08-23Supply: Cognex vision for ABB robots to ABB Robotics
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Yaskawa Electric
2026-08-23Supply: Cognex vision for Yaskawa robots to Yaskawa Electric
Started supplyingBecame supplier to ABB Marine & Ports
2026-08-23Supply: Vision systems for port automation to ABB Marine & Ports
Started supplyingBecame supplier to FANUC Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: Machine vision for robotic inspection to FANUC Corporation
PartnershipPhotoneo x Cognex
2020-01-01Photoneo added Cognex VisionPro support to its PhoXi Control software, integrating Photoneo's 3D scanners with Cognex's machine-vision toolset so users can combine Photoneo 3D data with VisionPro processing.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
- https://www.cognex.com/
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cognex-to-acquire-realsense-expanding-machine-vision-leadership-into-high-growth-robotic-perception-market-302885738.html · 2026-09-22
- https://www.realsenseai.com/news-insights/cognex-to-acquire-realsense-expanding-machine-vision-leadership-into-high-growth-robotic-perception-market/ · 2026-09-22
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Cognex.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Cognex from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Cognex Expands into Robotic Perception with RealSense Acquisition
Cognex Corporation, a global leader in industrial machine vision, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RealSense, a market leader in…
Machine vision company Cognex buys Intel robotics spinoff RealSense for $600M
U.S. machine vision company Cognex Corp. said today that it intends to buy RealSense Inc., the robotics and computer vision startup that was spun out of Intel Corp. 14 months…
AI, Vision and Robotics Converge at Advanced Vision & AI Conference
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has announced the speaker lineup and agenda for its Advanced Vision & AI Conference, September 23–24, 2026, in Santa Clara,…
Nvidia unveils Jetson Orin Nano 2 for edge AI
Nvidia said Cognex, Doosan Bobcat, and Matic Robotics are among the first customers to adopt Jetson Orin Nano 2.
Cognex: Machine Vision Market Analysis
Cognex holds ~21% share of the $21B machine vision market (2025), competing with Keyence (~19%) in industrial automation inspection.
Cognex Acquires SUALAB to Advance its Leadership in Deep Learning-Based Machine Vision
Cognex announces acquisition of SUALAB, a Korean deep learning vision software company, to enhance its industrial machine vision capabilities
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/cognex.md
- RSS feed: /companies/cognex/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/060fe591-804e-4560-8244-981aca569c71
- Revision history: /companies/cognex/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
Video
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Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Cognex draws attention at the 80th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 21, 2026