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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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November 6, 2025 · PickNik Robotics expanded capabilities for its MoveIt Pro software platform on the Ranka Research 3 robot arm, accelerating AI robotics deployment through simulation.
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October 29, 2024 · In this Special Focus issue, examine how different types of robots and automation systems are involved in multiple phases of warehouse operations, including picking, packing and packaging.
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September 12, 2024 · PickNik Robotics launched the MoveIt Pro Release 6 software platform to empower next-generation robotic applications with intelligent decision making and hardware agnostic design.
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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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August 6, 2023 · Space robotics offer safer and more economical ways to explore the moon, Mars, and beyond in this look at the opportunities.
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July 20, 2023 · SKA, which has engineered medical, mining, and inspection robots, is teaming up with PickNik, which develops software for robotic manipulation across domains.
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June 9, 2023 · PickNik won contracts for failure management and recovery, as well as for task and motion planning for robots in space. NASA is also working with Reliable Robotics on autonomous flight.
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April 13, 2023 · PickNik Robotics, which offers the MoveIt robot control software, and Motiv Space Systems, which makes the xLink robot arms, are working to advance in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing.
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December 29, 2022 · GITA said it is developing robots that could one day help maintain cities on Mars. Its U.S. branch recently secured its first customers months after it opened headquarters in Los Angeles.
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October 25, 2022 · PickNik Robotics recently won a U.S. Space Force contract for orbital robot arms, a NASA contract for supervised autonomy, and a Colorado AIA grant for space robotics.
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August 16, 2022 · PickNik Robotics designed MoveIt Studio to help engineers develop manipulation applications in a variety of industries, including aerospace, manufacturing, and healthcare.
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March 31, 2022 · PickNik Robotics is working with Sierra Space to develop autonomous and remote-controlled systems that will support habitats in low Earth orbit, on the Moon, or on Mars.
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February 22, 2022 · RE2 Robotics plans to accelerate the development of its RE2 Sapien and RE2 Sapien Sea Class robot arms in response to high demand by using PickNik's MoveIt Studio software.
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November 17, 2021 · PickNik Robotics' MoveIt Studio software builds on its support of the open-source robot arm motion planning software to make it easier for users to remotely manage robot arms.
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October 19, 2021 · To advance mobile manipulation, PickNik Robotics and Formant are collaborating on a cloud-based, low-latency interface for advanced motion planning for robot arms.
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