Company
Hexagon
Hexagon AB is a Swedish technology company providing sensor, software, and autonomous solutions, developing the AEON humanoid robot platform for industrial…
- Founded
- 1992
- HQ
- Stockholm, Sweden
Models
1
Overview
Hexagon AB is a Swedish technology company providing sensor, software, and autonomous solutions, developing the AEON humanoid robot platform for industrial inspection and manufacturing applications. (STO: HEXA-B)
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Robot
AEON, industrial humanoid (developed with NVIDIA, Microsoft, maxon)
Listing
Publicly traded, Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B
AEON pilot
BMW Plant Leipzig (first humanoid robots in BMW German production)
Schaeffler deal
Schaeffler committed to deploy 1,000+ AEON across its global factories by 2032 (Hannover Messe, Apr 2026)
Founded
1992 (modern Hexagon AB; corporate lineage to a 1970s Swedish conglomerate)
HQ
Stockholm, Sweden
Product
AEON humanoid robot for industrial applications
Listed on
Nasdaq Stockholm (HEXA B)
Technology
Sensor fusion, spatial intelligence, AI motion control
Partner
NVIDIA
Data & sources
Press releases
4
News coverage
3
Web sources
4
11 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
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Safety record
No incidents on record for Hexagon.
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 →
Operator customers (1)
- BMW Group1 deployment
Recent coverage
Hexagon in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Tesla4 models
- UBTech Robotics4 models
Supplied by (3)
Actuators & motors
- Schaeffler Groupvia AEONHigh-precision rotary joint actuators (strain-wave + planetary-gear, integrated motors/encoders)suppliesannounced
- maxon Groupvia AEONactuatorssupplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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)
- Schaeffler x Hexagon Robotics with Schaeffler Groupdevelopment
- Hexagon Robotics x Microsoft (Physical AI) with Microsofttechnologyannouncedreported, not operationally verified
Sources (11)
- BMW Group: Hexagon Robotics (Zürich) presented AEON June 2025 · https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0455864EN/bmw-group-to-deploy-humanoid-robots-in-production-in-germany-for-the-first-time?language=en · 2026-02-27
- https://hexagon.com/
- https://hexagon.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/2025/hexagon-launches-aeon-a-humanoid-built-for-industry
- https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/hexagon-robotics-ai-software-aeon-humanoid/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/hexagon-launches-aeon-humanoid-robot-for-industrial-applications/
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hexagon-launches-aeon-a-humanoid-built-for-industry-302482236.html
- https://www.robotics247.com/article/hexagon_launches_aeon_humanoid_powered_by_nvidia
- https://www.digitalengineering247.com/article/hexagon-live-2025-industrial-robot-aeons-debut-the-launch-of-octave-and-more
- https://hexagon.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/2026/hexagon-schaeffler-deploy-aeon-humanoids-across-global-factory-network
- https://www.therobotreport.com/schaeffler-plans-to-deploy-1000-hexagon-humanoids-2032/
- https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2026/04/27/hexagon-and-schaeffler-to-install-1000-aeon-humanoids-across-global-factory-network/101049/
Common questions
- What is Hexagon?
- Hexagon AB is a Swedish technology company providing sensor, software, and autonomous solutions, developing the AEON humanoid robot platform for industrial inspection and manufacturing applications. (STO: HEXA-B)
- What does Hexagon make?
- Hexagon has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: AEON (Hexagon builds physical robots).
- Is Hexagon publicly traded?
- Yes. Hexagon is publicly traded on public markets, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Hexagon?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Hexagon building in the same form factors include Unitree Robotics, AgiBot, Boston Dynamics, Fourier Intelligence.
- Where is Hexagon headquartered?
- Hexagon is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Where does Hexagon operate robots?
- Hexagon is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Hexagon a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Hexagon ranks in roughly the top 58% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Hexagon founded?
- Hexagon was founded in 1992.
- Is Hexagon safe?
- Hexagon has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 11 sources (4 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-07
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-07
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 4
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 3
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Hexagon.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Tesla4 models
- UBTech Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Hexagon from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Hexagon Robotics partners with Microsoft to advance Physical AI
Hexagon Robotics and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership to advance Physical AI for humanoid robots, combining sensor fusion and spatial intelligence with Microsoft Azure.
Hexagon launches AEON, a humanoid built for industry
Hexagon launched AEON, an industrial humanoid robot combining its sensor suite with advanced locomotion, AI-driven mission control, and spatial intelligence.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/hexagon.md
- RSS feed: /companies/hexagon/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/55236891-b40d-44ef-9b55-1b019c61da4b
- Revision history: /companies/hexagon/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Tesla4 models
- UBTech Robotics4 models
Video
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DEPLOY Intelligence Score
34.4/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
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: Jul 10, 2026
Intelligence layerHexagon on the deployment map
Where Hexagon's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.