Partnership
Hexagon Robotics × Microsoft
Strategic partnership to advance humanoid robots using Microsoft Azure cloud, Fabric Real-Time Intelligence, Azure IoT Operations, and Azure App Service for scalable development and on-demand training of AEON capabilities.
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- Status
- Activeoperating
- Announced
- 2026-01-078 months ago
- Active for
- 8 months
Who’s involved
Hexagon Robotics is a division of [Hexagon](https://hexagon.com) AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B), the global leader in measurement technology, launched in March 2025 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The division focuses on industrial humanoid robotics, leveraging Hexagon's decade-long expertise in sensor fusion, spatial intelligence, and precision measurement. Its first product, [AEON](/models/aeon), is a humanoid robot built for industrial applications — manipulation, asset inspection, reality capture, and operator support — developed in collaboration with [NVIDIA](/companies/nvidia), [Microsoft](/companies/microsoft), and [maxon](/companies/maxon).
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) develops AI, cloud computing, and enterprise software. Azure AI provides infrastructure for autonomous systems and robotics. M12 (Microsoft's venture arm) invests in robotics and AI startups. Partnered with [Openai](/companies/openai) for GPT integration across products.
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Sources (1)
- Hexagon press release: Microsoft partnership (CES 2026) · https://hexagon.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/2026/hexagon-robotics-collaborates-with-microsoft-to-advance-the-field-of-humanoid-robots
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