Hexagon has launched a humanoid robot, AEON, to address labour shortages in logistics.
AEON combines Hexagon’s sensor suite with advanced locomotion, AI-driven mission control, and spatial intelligence to deliver exceptional agility, versatility, and awareness.
Hexagon stated this combination enables AEON to address a wide range of industrial applications – from manipulation and asset inspection to reality capture and operator support.
AEON will help to improve safety and drive autonomy across sectors such as automotive, aerospace, transportation, manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics.
AEON also merges data from multimodal sensors to understand the environment and optimise the mission given the task at hand.
The robot can perform a wide variety of tasks – from picking specific objects and scanning industrial components for inspection to creating digital twins through digital reality capture and teleoperation – all leveraging an end-to-end training approach.
President, Hexagon’s Robotics division, Arnaud Robert, said, “With AEON, we’re advancing physical AI to tackle real operational challenges – bridging cutting-edge technology with practical industry needs.
“We have engaged with many industry leaders already, and over the next six months we’ll be deploying AEON in production environments before expanding our commercial rollout.”
Achievements in automation & robotics will be recognised and celebrated at the fourth annual CiTTi Awards on 25 November 2025 at De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Visit www.cittiawards.co.uk to learn more about this unmissable event for the UK’s transportation sector!
