As global industries lean deeper into digital transformation, the demand for intelligent, agile, and precise automation has never been greater. Answering this call is AEON, a cutting-edge humanoid robot unveiled by Hexagon at its annual Hexagon LIVE Global conference in collaboration with NVIDIA.
AEON was built to excel in environments where human precision is critical and errors are costly. From part manipulation and inspection to asset scanning and operational support, AEON is designed to handle a wide spectrum of roles across industries such as manufacturing, aerospace, logistics, and transportation.
“Our goal with AEON was to design an intelligent, autonomous humanoid that addresses the real-world challenges industrial leaders have shared with us over the past months,” said Arnaud Robert, President of Hexagon’s Robotics Division.
To achieve this, AEON merges advanced mechatronics, multimodal sensor fusion, and real-time artificial intelligence making it a versatile tool for high-stakes tasks in dynamic, unpredictable settings.
One of AEON’s most impressive feats lies in how it was trained. Instead of learning on physical hardware, AEON was trained almost entirely in virtual environments using NVIDIA’s Isaac platform, particularly Isaac Sim and Isaac Lab. These simulation tools allowed AEON to master core locomotion, navigation, and manipulation skills in just 2–3 weeks, a fraction of the time usually required by traditional robotic learning methods.
This simulation-first approach doesn’t just save time it ensures AEON is factory-ready before ever stepping into a real industrial setting.
At its core, AEON runs on NVIDIA’s Jetson Orin platform, delivering real-time decision-making capabilities. In the near future, it will be upgraded to IGX Thor, enabling advanced collaborative safety features critical for working alongside human teams.
“The age of general-purpose robotics has arrived, due to technological advances in simulation and physical AI,” said Deepu Talla, NVIDIA’s VP of Robotics and Edge AI.
“Hexagon’s new AEON humanoid embodies the integration of NVIDIA’s three-computer robotics platform and is making a significant leap forward in addressing industry-critical challenges.”
AEON also taps into NVIDIA’s Isaac GR00T foundation model and Mimic tools, which enable the robot to learn from human demonstrations and generate synthetic motion data, rapidly expanding its skillset with minimal physical trial and error.
AEON isn’t just a machine that moves it’s a bridge between the physical world and digital collaboration platforms. Its ability to autonomously scan everything from intricate components to full assembly lines makes it a key player in digital twin creation. All captured data is uploaded to Hexagon’s Reality Cloud Studio via HxDR, where it integrates with NVIDIA Omniverse to build 3D models for collaborative workspaces.
“AEON’s sophisticated sensor suite enables the integration of reality data capture with NVIDIA Omniverse, streamlining workflows for our customers and moving us closer to making digital twins a mainstream tool for collaboration and innovation,” said Lucas Heinzle, VP of R&D at Hexagon Robotics.
