Topic: Open Source

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Qualcomm acquires PickNik Robotics to advance the future of open robotics and physical AI

September 23, 2026 · Qualcomm announced that it will acquire PickNik Robotics, reinforcing its continued investment in driving an open ecosystem for advanced physical AI and robotics.

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NVIDIA Isaac ROS 5.0 brings AI agent capabilities to ROS developer ecosystem

September 22, 2026 · NVIDIA released Isaac ROS 5.0 at the ROSCon conference in Toronto, aiming to advance agentic and open-source robotics development.

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InOrbit.AI releases OpenRobOps open-source robot operations software

September 15, 2026 · InOrbit.AI released OpenRobOps, an open-source robot operations software that gives robotics developers a production-grade foundation to deliver a complete fleet manager with support for the upcoming ISO standard.

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MIPS launches three workload-native platforms for physical AI

September 7, 2026 · MIPS launched three workload-native platforms for physical AI to enable commercial and ecosystem development required to bring modern AI onto tailored platforms.

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NVIDIA acquires Hugging Face for $12.9 billion

September 3, 2026 · NVIDIA announced its acquisition of Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, and plans to keep the AI development platform open for further application building via machine learning.

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Generative Bionics introduces Gene.01 smart-skin humanoid robot platform for safe human collaboration

August 4, 2026 · Generative Bionics launched Gene.01, which the company said is a smart-skin humanoid robot platform that is designed for safe human collaboration with an open-source robot model.

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Hello Robot unveils Stretch 4 robot that can actively assist people at home and on the job

May 12, 2026 · Hello Robot announced the launch of Stretch 4, an open-source robotics platform for researchers, developers and engineers to harness physical AI in general-purpose robots.

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Motiv Space Systems, PickNik Robotics collaborate on software for NASA’s Fly Foundational Robotics (FFR) mission

February 11, 2026 · Motiv Space Systems and PickNik Robotics are supporting the software development for NASA’s FFR mission, providing robotic motion planning and arm control.

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InOrbit unveils OpenRobOps open-source fleet manager platform

February 4, 2026 · InOrbit announced the OpenRobOps open-source initiative to accelerate the shift to software-defined robot orchestration.

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CES 2026: AMD introduces Ryzen AI Embedded processor portfolio

January 6, 2026 · AMD introduced the Ryzen AI Embedded Series processor to deliver energy-efficient, low-latency AI for various automation and autonomous systems.

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RealMan Robotics launches RealSource, a multi-modal real-world robot dataset

December 20, 2025 · RealMan Robotics launched its RealSource multi-modal real-world robot dataset, based on 10 real-world simulated environments from its Beijing Humanoid Robot Data Training Center.

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BlackBerry QNX publishes global survey of software developers

October 12, 2024 · BlackBerry QNX recently commissioned a survey of embedded software developers and engineers worldwide on topics such as OS cybersecurity and safety compliance.

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Robot Era open-sources reinforcement learning framework Humanoid-Gym

April 1, 2024 · Beijing-based Robot Era announced it will open source its reinforcement learning framework, Humanoid-Gym, on GitHub in the hopes of speeding up progress on humanoid robots.

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NVIDIA Significantly Expands Jetson Platform to Harness Generative AI, Aid Robot Developers

October 18, 2023 · NVIDIA said that more than 10,000 companies building on its Jetson platform can use new generative AI, APIs, and microservices to accelerate digitalization.

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PickNik Robotics Raises Funds to Further Develop MoveIt Studio for Robot Arms

October 12, 2023 · PickNik Robotics plans to use the $2 million in pre-seed investment to further develop its MoveIt Studio platform for developers of complex applications.

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Apex.AI Provides Software for Krone and Lemken Autonomous Agricultural System

August 30, 2023 · Apex.AI said its high-performance development environment enables Krone and Lemken's prototype functions to be transferred to safety-certifiable farming products.

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Indy Autonomous Challenge to Relaunch Simulated Races With Autoware Foundation, Autonoma, TIER IV

June 5, 2023 · Indy Autonomous Challenge is partnering with simulation and software experts to relaunch its SIM platform, integrated with AWSIM, as it also readies for a Milan road course.

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Viam Offers Flexible Software Platform for Robotics

May 9, 2023 · Viam said its new platform makes it easier for robotics developers to prototype, move into production, manage data and machine learning, and scale fleets, bringing products to market faster.

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OTTO Motors Adds Support for VDA 5050 Mobile Robot Interoperability Standard

May 3, 2023 · OTTO Motors announced that its fleet will work with the VDA 5050 interoperability standard and other mobile robots and that it has made its connector open-source.

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Scythe Robotics Releases Open-Source CAN-based Development Platform for Autonomous Lawn Mower

April 10, 2023 · Scythe Robotics said it is committed to providing more open-source services in the future.

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