Macnica

Supply chain relationships

• Ambarella

  Inbound - Components - Ambarella supplies CV-series and N-series edge-AI semiconductors and platforms for Macnica Americas and EMEA distribution channel

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Events

• 2026-09-03 - Partnership - Ambarella appoints Macnica as edge-AI distributor across the Americas and EMEA

  The agreement covers Ambarella CV-series and N-series SoCs, systems-on-module, edge-AI systems, evaluation and development platforms, reference designs and SDKs. Macnica will provide product evaluation, design-in assistance, SDK integration and post-sales technical support to OEMs, ODMs and system integrators. The relationship begins with a commercial-development and market-validation phase across both territories.

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• 2026-04-24 - Partnership - Macnica and Unitree sign a physical AI memorandum

  The long-term collaboration combines Unitree humanoid and quadruped platforms with Macnica development and verification services. The planned workflow spans robot data collection, digital-twin construction, simulated data generation, model tuning and validation on physical machines. The partners also agreed to conduct joint marketing aimed at adoption of physical AI solutions in the Japanese market.

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• 2025-12-19 - Partnership - Macnica becomes MemryX distribution and solutions partner in Japan

  Macnica added MemryX hardware to its Japanese distribution and solutions portfolio. The partnership combined accelerator technology with local engineering and customer support. Target deployments included industrial, vision and other edge-AI workloads.

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• 2025-11-28 - Capability - Macnica builds a physical AI verification environment

  The environment implements NVIDIA learning, simulation and edge-computing components as a connected three-computer workflow. Its demonstrations cover synthetic training-data generation, dataset expansion, obstacle-aware motion planning and vision-language-action pick-and-place. Simulation results can be transferred to an actual collaborative robot for immediate checks of movement, accuracy, reaction and stability.

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• 2025-07-29 - Partnership - Macnica becomes SiMa.ai physical-AI distributor in Japan

  Macnica TecStar will distribute SiMa.ai's MLSoC platform and Palette software suite to Japanese customers across industrial, robotics, healthcare, smart-city and automotive markets. The arrangement adds Macnica's local technology-solutions network and embedded-systems expertise to SiMa.ai's route to market in Japan. The announcement highlights SiMa.ai's Modalix platform and compact system-on-module as edge-AI hardware, including a stated up-to-50-TOPS option designed as a drop-in replacement for NVIDIA Jetson Nano and NX.

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• 2025-07-22 - Product Launch - Macnica and G-DEP Advance launch the ROBODEV package

  ROBODEV combines a validated GPU workstation with an installer that semi-automates creation of an AI-robot development environment. The package supports NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Isaac ROS and Omniverse across entry, standard and high-spec workstation configurations. Macnica supplies post-installation lectures and hands-on Isaac Sim support to shorten the path from environment setup to robot development.

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• 2024-08-23 - Partnership - Macnica starts selling Xsens MTi products in Japan

  Macnica signed a contract with Movella to begin selling Xsens MTi inertial sensor modules. The release positioned the products for autonomous vehicles, robots, drones, factory automation, and SLAM-related applications. Xsens highlighted the sensors' modular form factor, IP68 durability, and compatibility with LiDAR-based perception workflows.

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• 2023-04-18 - Acquisition - Gaussin-Macnica venture takes over Navya assets

  The Lyon Commercial Court approved the disposal plan and judicial asset sale on April 18, 2023. The sale transferred specified tangible and intangible assets and inventories for EUR1.4 million to a joint venture owned 51% by Gaussin and 49% by Macnica. The transaction preserved 143 of 206 French jobs and transferred the Charlatte Autonom and Navya Systems subsidiaries, while Navya entered liquidation and delisting.

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Relationships

• NVIDIA

  Physical AI Platform Technology - Macnica built its physical AI verification environment around NVIDIA learning, simulation and edge-computing technologies.

• Ambarella

  Americas And Emea Edge AI Distribution Partner - Macnica distributes Ambarella edge-AI silicon and development platforms across the Americas and EMEA for robotics, mobility and other applications.

• SiMa.ai

  Japan Distribution Partner - Macnica distributes SiMa.ai physical-AI products and technology in Japan.

• Xsens Technologies

  Distribution Partner - Xsens Technologies has a public partnership relationship with Macnica.

• Navya Mobility

  Robotics Asset Acquisition - Gaussin-Macnica venture takes over Navya assets

• Unitree

  Physical AI Memorandum Partner - Macnica and Unitree signed a memorandum to develop and market physical AI solutions in Japan.

• G-DEP Advance

  Robodev Co Developer - Macnica and G-DEP Advance jointly launched the ROBODEV AI-robot development package.

Shared workflows

• Aetina

  workflow adjacency - Embedded Motion Electronics · Industrial Camera Machine Vision

• AVerMedia

  workflow adjacency - Embedded Motion Electronics · Industrial Camera Machine Vision

• Seeed Studio

  workflow adjacency - Embedded Motion Electronics · Industrial Camera Machine Vision

• Delta Motion

  workflow adjacency - Embedded Motion Electronics

• Auvidea

  workflow adjacency - Embedded Motion Electronics

• ForeCR

  workflow adjacency - Embedded Motion Electronics

• NEXCOM

  workflow adjacency - Embedded Motion Electronics

• Antmicro

  workflow adjacency - Embedded Motion Electronics

• Connect Tech

  workflow adjacency - Embedded Motion Electronics

• AAEON

  workflow adjacency - Embedded Motion Electronics

• JWIPC

  workflow adjacency - Embedded Motion Electronics

• Hikvision

  workflow adjacency - Industrial Camera Machine Vision

• Teledyne Technologies

  workflow adjacency - Industrial Camera Machine Vision

• Opto Engineering

  workflow adjacency - Industrial Camera Machine Vision

• Euresys

  workflow adjacency - Industrial Camera Machine Vision

• Pleora Technologies

  workflow adjacency - Industrial Camera Machine Vision

• US Digital

  workflow adjacency - Embedded Motion Electronics

• Vision Components

  workflow adjacency - Industrial Camera Machine Vision

• FRAMOS

  workflow adjacency - Industrial Camera Machine Vision

• Technosoft Motion

  workflow adjacency - Embedded Motion Electronics

• JVL

  workflow adjacency - Embedded Motion Electronics

• Asilla

  workflow adjacency - Industrial Camera Machine Vision

• AWL

  workflow adjacency - Industrial Camera Machine Vision

• REBOTNIX

  workflow adjacency - Industrial Camera Machine Vision

• NoTraffic

  workflow adjacency - Industrial Camera Machine Vision

• GROOVE X

  workflow adjacency - Industrial Camera Machine Vision

• Hacarus

  workflow adjacency - Industrial Camera Machine Vision

Context tags

• Embedded Motion Electronics - Workflow - Primary company research supports this operating context.
• Industrial camera machine vision - Workflow - Primary company research supports this operating context.