Robot model
AEON
Industrial humanoid robot from Hexagon, developed with NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Swiss actuator maker maxon, built for factory work such as assembly lines and…
- Manufacturer
- Hexagon
- Form factor
- humanoid
- Maturity
- pilot
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
- Website
- robotics.hexagon.com ↗
The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies AEON, a humanoid by Hexagon (pilot): 1 verified deployment on record. 5 sources back the record.
Overview
Industrial humanoid robot from Hexagon, developed with NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Swiss actuator maker maxon, built for factory work such as assembly lines and high-voltage EV battery manufacturing. Features 22 sensors and self-swapping batteries (about 23 seconds) for around-the-clock operation, with a walking speed near 2.5 m/s. In pilot deployment at BMW Group Plant Leipzig.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Form factor
Sensor suite
Battery swap time
Operating speed
Specs
Dof
Runtime
Height cm
Max speed
Speed m s
Weight kg
Payload kg
To scale
Data & sources
Press releases
2
Web sources
3
5 sources backing this record.View all →
Availability and pricing
- Availability
- Not sold (internal use)
- Price
- Not publicly disclosed
- Units in field
- Not disclosed
- Sales model
- Not disclosed
- Lead time
- Not disclosed
Pricing
No verified price is on record for AEON. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Featured deployment
Deployments (1)
- AEON at BMW Group Plant Leipzigoperational
BMW's first humanoid deployment in Europe, using Hexagon's wheeled AEON robot at Plant Leipzig, Germany.
AEON on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Humanoid Robotics (AEON) at BMW Group Plant Leipzig
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Hexagon AEON industrial humanoid
- Record createdMay 26, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedDec 1, 2025
at BMW Group Plant Leipzig
- Price point recordedJun 17, 2025
Not announced
Deployment-verified media (1)
Hexagon's 'It's time for AEON' film for its AEON industrial humanoid (Hexagon AB; NVIDIA-partnered, with BMW-plant pilots). A concept and launch cinematic; the BMW work is a pilot, not commercial deployment.
From deployment: BMW Group Plant Leipzig
Runs on (1)
- GR00T N1 (Isaac GR00T)foundation-model · research · open
Supply chain (3)
Compute / semiconductor
- NVIDIAJetson Orin / IGX Thorsupplies
Actuators & motors
- Schaeffler GroupHigh-precision rotary joint actuators (strain-wave + planetary-gear, integrated motors/encoders)suppliesannounced
- maxon Groupactuatorssupplies
Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Components (1)
onboard humanoid compute
Components carry componentClass + safetyCritical flag. ModelComponent rows carry safety_role (primary_safety / backup_safety / monitoring / non_safety) + optional supplier identity.
Safety record
No incidents on record for AEON.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (5)
- BMW Group: AEON specs and Leipzig test deployment · 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
- BMW Blog: AEON at Leipzig, wheeled, battery assembly focus · https://www.bmwblog.com/2026/02/27/bmw-humanoid-robots-leipzig-europe-pilot/ · 2026-02-27
- https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/hexagon-robotics-ai-software-aeon-humanoid/
- https://robotics.hexagon.com/hexagon-launches-aeon-a-humanoid-built-for-industry/
- https://robotics.hexagon.com/product/
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Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-15
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: humanoid
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for AEON.Recent coverage
AEON in third-party press
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Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning AEON from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Destinus says joint Aeon proposal reaches U.S. Army low-cost interceptor finals to augment Patriot air and missile defense missions
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Machine-readable surfaces
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- Data documentation: /data
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Video
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Reality vs attention
AEON draws attention at the 97th percentile but verifies reality at the 5th percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap +91.9, 1st widest among humanoids.
Analysis
Strong recent media coverage and press activity. Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
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 6, 2026
Runs on
- NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor(onboard humanoid compute)reported
Chip integration for AEON sourced from public claims. See every AI chip on record for the full catalog.