Qualcomm to Acquire PickNik, Bringing MoveIt Robotics Software Closer to Dragonwing

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    "title": "Qualcomm to Acquire PickNik, Bringing MoveIt Robotics Software Closer to Dragonwing - AI Insider",
    "excerpt": "Insider Brief Qualcomm Technologies has agreed to acquire PickNik , the robotics software company behind the MoveIt manipulation framework, an open-source ROS framework. According to Qualcomm , it plans to integrate MoveIt, which provides motion planning, manipulation, perception and kinematics tools, more closely with its Dragonwing AI processing, heterogeneous computing, connectivity and real-time robotics capabilities. With the two, developers will have a more direct path from AI models, including vision-language and vision-language-action models, to motion planning, manipulation and real-time robot control. MoveIt Pro, PickNik’s commercial robotics platform, and future PickNik technologies are also expected to receive closer Dragonwing integration, Qualcomm noted. Qualcomm also plans to extend MoveIt integration to Arduino hardware, beginning with the VENTUNO Q board. The companies are demonstrating MoveIt Pro running on VENTUNO Q and Dragonwing robotics platforms this week at ROSCon Toronto. “Robotics is one of the most exciting frontiers of physical AI, and software is the connective tissue that turns great hardware into great robots,” noted Nakul Duggal, EVP and group GM, automotive, industrial and embedded IoT, and robotics at Qualcomm . “PickNik has earned tremendous trust within the global robotics community through its stewardship of MoveIt and its commitment to...",
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