Hexagon Timeline

Events

• 2026-08-26 - Acquisition - Hexagon agrees to acquire Guidance Marine - Guidance Marine will join Hexagon’s NovAtel Positioning Division within Autonomous Solutions after closing, which is expected by the end of 2026. The Leicester company generated approximately €22 million of revenue in 2025 and serves customers in more than… - source: hexagon.com
• 2026-08-19 - Demonstration - Hexagon starts AEON training at Schaeffler’s Humanoid Gym - Imitation learning and repeated execution refine robot policies against representative Schaeffler manufacturing applications. The programme supports a planned rollout of at least 1,000 AEON robots over coming years; Schaeffler will also supply actuator… - source: hexagon.com
• 2026-07-29 - Market Signal - Hexagon reports 17% Q2 growth in Sensors & Robotics Solutions - Sensors & Robotics Solutions recorded EUR 618.6 million of sales and 17% organic growth; Autonomous Solutions sales were EUR 201.7 million with 20% organic growth. Second-quarter group operating net sales were EUR 1.0502 billion with 12% organic growth.… - source: hexagon.com
• 2026-04-30 - Market Signal - Hexagon plans €50 million of robotics investment in 2026 - Robotics was excluded from the group’s 2026–2030 financial targets and EBITAC calculation, with divisional performance to be reported quarterly. AEON pilots were underway with BMW, Schaeffler, Pilatus and Fill when the targets were presented. - source: hexagon.com
• 2026-04-28 - Partnership - Hexagon partners with Fill on an AEON manufacturing pilot - Selected applications include machine tending, inspection and operational support at a Fill client use case. The evaluation would test integration with existing automation, including high-mix production and precision assembly workflows. - source: hexagon.com
• 2026-04-22 - Partnership - Schaeffler and Hexagon Robotics form humanoid-robotics partnership - Schaeffler and Hexagon Robotics agreed to develop and supply rotary actuators for Hexagon humanoid robots, including AEON. Schaeffler plans to deploy at least 1,000 Hexagon humanoids across its global production network over seven years. The collaboration… - source: schaeffler.com
• 2026-02-27 - Deployment - BMW deploys Hexagon's AEON humanoid robot at Leipzig plant - • BMW Group deployed Hexagon's AEON humanoid robot at its Leipzig plant in Germany. • The initial test deployment took place in December 2025. • Another test is scheduled for April 2026 for the pilot phase starting in summer 2026. - source: press.bmwgroup.com
• 2026-01-07 - Partnership - Hexagon partners with Microsoft on industrial humanoid AI - The work covers imitation learning, reinforcement learning and multimodal vision-language-action models, alongside data-management and model-training challenges. Planned manipulation and inspection solutions target automotive, aerospace, manufacturing and… - source: hexagon.com
• 2025-06-17 - Product Launch - Hexagon launches AEON for industrial applications - Schaeffler and Pilatus planned pilots for manipulation, machine tending, part inspection and digital reality capture. A battery-swapping mechanism replenishes energy between work periods; NVIDIA computing, Microsoft Azure and maxon actuators support the… - source: robotics.hexagon.com
• 2025-03-31 - Market Signal - Hexagon launches new Robotics division - • Hexagon launched a dedicated Robotics division to focus on industrial applications. • The division will address demand in sectors such as manufacturing, automotive, aviation, energy, warehousing, and logistics. • Arnaud Robert was appointed President of… - source: hexagon.com