📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: $QCOM Qualcomm to Acquire PickNik, Expanding Robotics and Edge AI Capabilities 👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: ➤ 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 agrees to acquire robotics software company 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗡𝗶𝗸. ➤ PickNik stewards 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗜𝘁, an open-source robotics manipulation framework. ➤ Qualcomm plans to keep 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗜𝘁 open-source under its existing license. ➤ MoveIt will continue supporting 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱-𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 hardware platforms. ➤ Qualcomm plans to integrate MoveIt with 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 robotics platforms. ➤ 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗜𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼 will also integrate with Qualcomm's robotics ecosystem. ➤ Planned 𝗔𝗿𝗱𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗢 𝗤 integration broadens developer access. ➤ Qualcomm intends to continue supporting 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗢𝗦 for critical applications. ➤ Acquisition remains subject to customary 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: ➤ Deepens Qualcomm's exposure to 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, physical AI, and edge computing. ➤ Combines Qualcomm hardware with established 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 software capabilities. ➤ Open-source commitment could preserve MoveIt's broad 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 ecosystem. ➤ Integration could accelerate advanced robotics development on 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 platforms. 👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗡𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗹 𝗗𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗮𝗹, EVP and Group GM at Qualcomm Technologies: "PickNik has earned tremendous trust within the global robotics community through its stewardship of MoveIt and its commitment to open-source innovation. Together, we plan to make it easier for developers to build advanced robotic applications on Dragonwing robotics platforms, while continuing to support the openness and collaboration that have made MoveIt successful." 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻, Founder and Chief Product Officer of PickNik: The provided source summarizes Coleman's remarks but does not provide his statement as a direct quotation, so it cannot be reproduced verbatim.