News Releases
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April 02, 2026
PickNik’s MoveIt Pro Release 9 Advances AI-Driven Scan-and-Plan for High-Variability Robotics
February 11, 2026
Motiv Space Systems and PickNik Robotics Collaborate on Software for NASA’s Fly Foundational Robotics (FFR) Mission
November 04, 2025
PickNik Robotics Expands MoveIt Pro Support to Franka Research 3 for AI Robotics Research
June 03, 2025
PickNik Successfully Demonstrates Autonomous Resident Space Object Capture in Microgravity Testbed for Space Force
April 02, 2025
PickNik and Haply Join Forces to Supercharge Human-in-the-Loop Robot Control
September 11, 2024
MoveIt Pro 6 - Robotics Software Platform For the AI Era
August 01, 2024
PickNik Robotics Announces Dave Grant as New CEO, with Founder Dave Coleman Transitioning to Chief Product Officer
May 02, 2024
PickNik Robotics Wins NASA SBIR Phase II Award for Pioneering Lunar Robotics Program
March 19, 2024
MoveIt Pro Enhanced with NVIDIA GPU Acceleration
October 12, 2023
Stellar Ventures and Cypress Growth Capital Commit to Fueling the Future of Robotics Software
June 08, 2023
PickNik Robotics Secures Two New NASA SBIR Contracts for Advancing Autonomous Robotic Systems
April 13, 2023
PickNik Robotics and Motiv Space Systems Announce Partnership for Development of Advanced Robotics Capabilities
April 10, 2023
PickNik Robotics Unveils New Branding as "The Unstructured Robotics Company"
November 15, 2022
PickNik Robotics and CisLunar Industries to Collaborate on In-Space Metal Processing
October 25, 2022
PickNik Robotics Wins Space Force Contract for On-Orbit Capture, and NASA Contract for Machine Learning in Space
August 16, 2022
PickNik Robotics’ MoveIt Studio Developer Platform and SDK Now Commercially Available
March 29, 2022
PickNik Robotics to Collaborate with Sierra Space on Robotics for Space Habitats and Deep Space Missions
February 22, 2022
RE2 Robotics and PickNik Robotics Enter Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Development of Autonomous Robotic Systems
November 17, 2021
PickNik Robotics’ MoveIt Studio Helps Organizations to Easily Command Complex Robotic Arms in the Most Challenging Environments
October 19, 2021
Formant + PickNik power the best-in-class low-latency interface for advanced arm motion planning
June 08, 2021
NASA Awards PickNik an SBIR Grant for Orbital Robot Autonomy
February 18, 2020
MoveIt, the Popular Open Source Platform for Robotic Arms, Releases ROS™ 2 Version
In the News
Open Source Robotics Alliance
September 28, 2026
Open Robotics Celebrates the Union of Two Founding OSRA Members
The Robot Report
September 23, 2026
Qualcomm to acquire PickNik Robotics and keep MoveIt open-source
Landon Capital News
September 23, 2026
Ahead of the pack, Qualcomm to acquire PickNik Robotics
MarketWatch
September 23, 2026
Qualcomm to buy PickNik to help advance open robotics and physical AI
Seeking Alpha
September 23, 2026
Qualcomm acquiring robotics software firm PickNik
TradingKey
September 23, 2026
Qualcomm to Acquire Robotics Software Firm PickNik to Bolster Physical AI and Robotics Software Ecosystem
Dealroom
September 23, 2026
Qualcomm buys robotics software firm PickNik to push into physical AI
Robotics and Automation News
April 09, 2026
PickNik releases MoveIt Pro 9 to improve AI-driven robotics in variable environments
The Robot Report
April 02, 2026
PickNik Robotics says MoveIt Pro 9.0 enhanced perception-to-motion, teleop capabilities
NASA
February 18, 2026
NASA ‘Arms’ Astronauts, Industry with Robotic Intelligence
The Robot Report
February 12, 2026
PickNik Robotics to work with Motiv Space Systems on NASA ISAM mission
OpenSourceForYou
February 12, 2026
NASA Standardises On Open Source Space ROS™ For Flight Robotics With Motiv And PickNik Partnership
Robotics24/7
February 11, 2026
Motiv Space Systems, PickNik Robotics collaborate on software for NASA’s Fly Foundational Robotics (FFR) mission
SpaceNews
February 11, 2026
Motiv Space Systems and PickNik Robotics Collaborate on Software for NASA’s Fly Foundational Robotics (FFR) Mission
Robotics and Automation News
February 10, 2026
Motiv Space Systems and PickNik Robotics collaborate on software for NASA’s Fly Foundational robotics mission
Robotics24/7
November 06, 2025
PickNik Robotics expands MoveIt Pro software capabilities of Franka Research 3 robot arm
The Robot Report
November 05, 2025
PickNik expands support for Franka Research 3 robot on MoveIt Pro
The Robot Report
July 09, 2025
JAXA tests PickNik’s MoveIt Pro software in multi-armed robotic system for the ISS
Robotics Business News
April 07, 2025
PickNik and Haply Robotics Bring Haptic Precision to Robot Teleoperation
The Robot Report
April 07, 2025
Haply Robotics to offer its haptic controller with PickNik’s MoveIt Pro
Robotics24/7
September 12, 2024
PickNik Robotics announces launch of MoveIt Pro Release 6 robotics software platform
The Robot Report
September 12, 2024
PickNik Robotics releases MoveIt Pro 6 to cut developer costs, time to market
The Robot Report
August 07, 2024
PickNik Robotics names Dave Grant as CEO; founder Dave Coleman becomes chief product officer
NASA
May 03, 2024
NASA Nurtures Promising Tech Ideas from Small Businesses
TechCrunch
March 19, 2024
Nvidia and Qualcomm join Open Source Robotics Alliance to support ROS™ development
The Robot Report
February 22, 2024
PickNik Robotics’ MoveIt Studio is now MoveIt Pro
Robotics24/7
October 12, 2023
PickNik Robotics Raises Funds to Further Develop MoveIt Studio for Robot Arms
Space Daily
October 12, 2023
Stellar Ventures and Cypress Growth Capital Commit to Fueling the Future of Robotics Software
Association for Advancing Automation
October 12, 2023
Stellar Ventures and Cypress Growth Capital Commit to Fueling the Future of Robotics Software
Robotics Tomorrow
October 12, 2023
Stellar Ventures and Cypress Growth Capital Commit to Fueling the Future of Robotics Software
Geospatial World
June 12, 2023
PickNik Robotics Secures Two New NASA SBIR Contracts
SpaceNews
June 09, 2023
PickNik Robotics Secures Two New NASA SBIR Contracts for Advancing Autonomous Robotic Systems
Robotics 24/7
June 09, 2023
PickNik Robotics Secures Two NASA SBIR Contracts to Advance Autonomous Robots in Space
Association for Advancing Automation
June 08, 2023
PickNik Robotics Secures Two New NASA SBIR Contracts for Advancing Autonomous Robotic Systems
Robotics Tomorrow
June 08, 2023
PickNik Robotics Secures Two New NASA SBIR Contracts for Advancing Autonomous Robotic Systems
Inside Unmanned Systems
April 17, 2023
PickNik Robotics, Motiv Space Systems Announce Partnership for Advanced Robotics Capabilities
The Robot Report
April 17, 2023
PickNik Robotics, Motiv Space Systems developing advanced manipulation skills
Engineering.com
April 17, 2023
The Robotic Arms Race: Engineering Solutions for Space Manufacturing
Robotics and Automation News
April 16, 2023
PickNik Robotics and Motiv to jointly develop of advanced robotics capabilities for space exploration
Robotics 24/7
April 13, 2023
PickNik Robotics and Motiv Space Systems Partner to Develop Advanced Robot Arm Capabilities
Association for Advancing Automation
April 10, 2023
PickNik Robotics Unveils New Branding as “The Unstructured Robotics Company”
Robotics Tomorrow
April 07, 2023
PickNik Robotics Unveils New Branding as “The Unstructured Robotics Company”
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
February 15, 2023
In-space metal processing
The Robot Report
December 05, 2022
How ROS™ 2 fixed a robot arm’s latency, jerky motions
Robotics and Automation News
November 18, 2022
PickNik Robotics and CisLunar Industries to develop metal processing facility in space
Moon Daily
November 16, 2022
PickNik Robotics and CisLunar Industries to Collaborate on In-Space Metal Processing
Robotics Tomorrow
November 15, 2022
PickNik Robotics and CisLunar Industries to Collaborate on In-Space Metal Processing
Association for Advancing Automation
November 15, 2022
PickNik Robotics and CisLunar Industries to Collaborate on In-Space Metal Processing
Space Daily
October 27, 2022
PickNik Robotics wins Space Force contract for on-orbit capture
Robotics and Automation
October 27, 2022
PickNik Robotics wins contract with US Space Force
Spacewatch.global
October 26, 2022
PickNik Robotics Wins Space Force Contract for On-Orbit Capture
Interesting Engineering
October 26, 2022
NASA-funded space robots will grab objects in orbit using arms controlled from Earth
Robotics Tomorrow
October 25, 2022
PickNik Robotics Wins Space Force Contract for On-Orbit Capture, and NASA Contract for Machine Learning in Space
SpaceNews
October 25, 2022
PickNik Robotics Wins Space Force Contract for On-Orbit Capture, and NASA Contract for Machine Learning in Space
Robotics 24/7
October 25, 2022
PickNik Robotics Wins Space Force Contract for On-Orbit Capture, NASA Contract for Machine Learning in Space
The Robot Report
October 25, 2022
PickNik Robotics wins Space Force, NASA contracts
Association for Advancing Automation
October 25, 2022
PickNik Robotics Wins Space Force Contract for On-Orbit Capture, and NASA Contract for Machine Learning in Space
Robotics and Automation
August 24, 2022
PickNik Robotics releases MoveIt Studio developer platform and SDK
Unmanned Systems Technology
August 19, 2022
MoveIt Studio Developer Platform & SDK Launched for Manipulation Applications
The Robot Report
August 17, 2022
PickNik Robotics releases Movelt developer platform and SDK
Robotics24/7
August 16, 2022
PickNik Robotics Launches MoveIt Studio Developer Platform and SDK
Association for Advancing Automation
August 16, 2022
PickNik Robotics’ MoveIt Studio Developer Platform and SDK Now Commercially Available
Robotics Tomorrow
August 16, 2022
PickNik Robotics’ MoveIt Studio Developer Platform and SDK Now Commercially Available
VOA news
July 07, 2022
LogOn: Robot Software Makes Machinery 'Smart'
The Robot Report
June 10, 2022
PickNik releases ROS 2 driver for ABB’s robot arms
The Robot Report
May 24, 2022
PickNik and UR ecosystem adds module to automate blasting processes
Unmanned Systems Technology
April 01, 2022
New Partnership Develops Robotic Solutions for Space Habitat Maintenance
Robotics 24/7
March 31, 2022
PickNik Robotics to Collaborate With Sierra Space for Space Habitats, Deep Space Missions
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
March 31, 2022
PickNik Robotics, Sierra Space partner for space habitats
Robotics and Automation
March 31, 2022
PickNik Robotics partners with Sierra Space to build robots for deep space missions and space habitats
Space Daily
March 30, 2022
PickNik Robotics to work with Sierra Space on space robotics
Association for Advancing Automation
March 29, 2022
PickNik Robotics to Collaborate with Sierra Space on Robotics for Space Habitats and Deep Space Missions
SpaceRef
March 29, 2022
PickNik Robotics to Collaborate with Sierra Space on Robotics for Space Habitats and Deep Space Missions
Robotics Tomorrow
March 29, 2022
PickNik Robotics to Collaborate with Sierra Space on Robotics for Space Habitats and Deep Space Missions
Pittsburg Business Times
February 24, 2022
RE2 Robotics to expedite development of autonomous robotic systems following partnership with Colorado counterpart PickNik Robotics
Inside Unmanned Systems
February 23, 2022
Business round-up includes RE2 and PickNik partnership news
The Robot Report
February 22, 2022
RE2 and PickNik announce strategic partnership
Association for Advancing Automation
February 22, 2022
RE2 Robotics and PickNik Robotics Enter Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Development of Autonomous Robotic Systems
Robotics 24/7
February 22, 2022
RE2 Robotics, PickNik Partner to Advance Mobile Manipulation With Motion Planning Software
Robotics Tomorrow
February 22, 2022
RE2 Robotics and PickNik Robotics Enter Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Development of Autonomous Robotic Systems
Robotics and Automation News
November 23, 2021
PickNik Robotics releases beta version of MoveIt Studio
Military Embedded
November 18, 2021
PickNik Robotics’ MoveIt Studio Helps Organizations to Easily Command Complex Robotic Arms in the Most Challenging Environments
Robotics 24/7
November 17, 2021
PickNik Robotics Offers Beta of MoveIt Studio for Managing Robot Arms in Challenging Environments
Robotics Tomorrow
November 17, 2021
PickNik Robotics’ MoveIt Studio Helps Organizations to Easily Command Complex Robotic Arms in the Most Challenging Environments
Inc. Magazine
October 29, 2021
This Startup Is Tackling One of the Biggest Challenges in Robotics
Inc. Magazine
October 20, 2021
Inc. 5000: PickNik Robotics Ranks #505
Robotics 24/7
October 19, 2021
Formant Partners With PickNik Robotics for Cloud Based Mobile Manipulation
Robotics Tomorrow
October 19, 2021
Formant + PickNik power the best-in-class low-latency interface for advanced arm motion planning
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
June 16, 2021
PickNik awarded NASA SBIR Phase 2 for in-orbit robot autonomy
Spacequip
June 09, 2021
PickNik awarded NASA SBIR Phase 2 for in-orbit robot autonomy
Military Embedded Systems
June 09, 2021
Robot autonomy in space to be supplemented with MoveIt Studio
Business Insider
June 08, 2021
PickNik awarded NASA SBIR Phase 2 for in-orbit robot autonomy
The Robot Report
May 05, 2021
Beta version of ROS™ 2 driver for UR cobots now available
The Robot Report
February 10, 2021
PickNik developing ROS™ 2 driver for UR cobots
Silicon Valley Robotics
December 16, 2020
PickNik Robotics wins Champion Award in SVR ‘Good Robot’ Industry Awards
RoboHub
May 31, 2020
Robotics Manipulation with MoveIt with Dave Coleman
The Robot Report
February 19, 2020
MoveIt 2 enables realtime robot arm control with ROS™ 2
Wired
January 29, 2020
AI Helps Warehouse Robots Pick Up New Tricks
