Schaeffler Group (committed to 1,000+ units by 2032)
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
🇨🇭 Hexagon AEON
Hexagon Robotics · Switzerland · unveiled 2025
pilot
supervised-autonomy
electric
data confidence: high
Watch changes · Evidence history and cited research export (API access) · Plan a pilot
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%83.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%72.5
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%97.8
Hardware & Engineering · 15%69.0
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%67.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%0.0
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the HMX. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
Swiss-engineered industrial humanoid built with NVIDIA and Microsoft — the robot that triggered this dataset's global research sweep. First humanoid integrated into a live European automotive production line (BMW Leipzig) and subject of a 1,000+ unit Schaeffler deployment commitment.
Deployment evidence
Legacy mentions are unverified. A partnership or announcement is not proof of an active deployment. Evidence labels do not change HMX v2 scoring.
BMW Group Leipzig plant pilot
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Pilatus Aircraft pilot
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Specifications
Evidence is attached to each value. Robot-wide source links do not verify every field. A source about an older value cannot support the current specification.
Height
165.0 cm
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Weight
60.0 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Payload
15.0 kg
unverified · 2 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
1 reports share this declared origin.
15 kg · supports
vendor-reported
Conditions: Short-term payload; duration and reach unspecified. Distinct from 8 kg constant carry.
Paraphrase: Short-term payload.
Published: unknown · Verified: not reviewed
8 kg · supports
vendor-reported · differs from current value
Conditions: Constant-carry payload; distinct from 15 kg short-term capacity.
Paraphrase: Constant-carry payload.
Published: unknown · Verified: not reviewed
Travel speed
2.4 m/s
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Runtime
5.0 h
unverified · 1 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
1 reports share this declared origin.
5 h · supports
vendor-reported
Conditions: Advertised work duration on one charge; load unspecified. Battery swapping does not make this a 24-hour battery runtime.
Paraphrase: Advertised work duration on one charge.
Published: unknown · Verified: not reviewed
Battery
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Total DoF
34 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Hand DoF per hand
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Dexterous hands
Yes
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Actuation
electric
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Form factor
wheeled-biped
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Onboard compute
NVIDIA Jetson Orin (production); IGX Thor planned for functional safety
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
AI model
NVIDIA Isaac GR00T N1.5 foundation model, Isaac Sim/Lab, Omniverse digital twins
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Autonomy
supervised-autonomy
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Product status
pilot
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Indicative price
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Funding
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Company valuation
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Hexagon AEON in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with 1X NEO (Gamma) →AEON is a humanoid robot from Hexagon in Switzerland, and it is recorded as pilots. It scores 70.3 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 15th of 169 — in the top 10%.
On the leaderboard it sits between 1X NEO (Gamma) (HMX 70.4) and Unitree G1 (HMX 69.8).
It is at or above the category median on every machine pillar, most of all mobility & locomotion: 97.8 against a median of 30.0.
By the published specifications, it is faster than 81% of the 64 other humanoid robots publishing a speed (2.4 m/s).
On autonomy, it has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. 3 deployment claims are on record, none yet backed by a customer, the press or the vendor.
Its specifications carry a high-confidence grade from 4 cited sources, as of 2026-07.
Task evidence
Task capability is not inferred from hardware specifications or general autonomy labels. Find robots for a task →
No task-specific evidence recorded. Capability remains unknown.
Sources · robot-level references, as of 2026-07
- https://robotics.hexagon.com/product/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/hexagon-launches-aeon-humanoid-robot-for-industrial-applications/
- https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/hexagon-robotics-ai-software-aeon-humanoid/
- https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0455864EN/bmw-group-to-deploy-humanoid-robots-in-production-in-germany-for-the-first-time?language=en
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest at /robot/hexagon-aeon/manifest.json, with a free API key · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the Hexagon AEON
How much does the Hexagon AEON cost?
Hexagon has not published a price for the Hexagon AEON, and none is estimated here.
What are the Hexagon AEON's specs?
Published specifications: payload 15 kg, speed 2.4 m/s, runtime 5 h, degrees of freedom 34, height 165 cm, weight 60 kg. Not published: degrees of freedom per hand.
Is the Hexagon AEON autonomous?
The Hexagon AEON has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the Hexagon AEON compare to the 1X NEO (Gamma)?
On the HMX, the Hexagon AEON scores 70.3 and the 1X NEO (Gamma) 70.4. The Hexagon AEON leads on autonomy & intelligence and mobility & locomotion; the 1X NEO (Gamma) leads on manipulation & dexterity, hardware & engineering, commercial readiness & deployment and ecosystem & viability.
Who makes the Hexagon AEON?
The Hexagon AEON is made by Hexagon, in Switzerland.
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Version history · 4 versions
Full history →Nothing is deleted: every version of this record is kept, with what changed in each.
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Version 528 · 14 Oct 2026, 14:35 UTC · score then 70.3
- field evidence: — → 2 fields
- runtime (h): 4 → 5
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Version 379 · 18 Sep 2026, 02:01 UTC · score then 69.0
- form factor: other → wheeled-biped
Changed by: Update AEON (confirmed: form_factor) (research agent) -
Version 249 · 15 Sep 2026, 04:28 UTC · score then 69.0No field changed; the score was recalculated.Changed by a direct correction or a scoring update, not a research proposal.
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First recorded version · 6 Sep 2026, 05:24 UTC · score then 69.0The record as it stood when full copies began to be kept.