Microsoft and Hexagon Robotics formed a strategic partnership to accelerate the development and deployment of humanoid robots in industrial settings.
The collaboration integrates Hexagon’s robotics and spatial intelligence expertise with Microsoft’s cloud computing and AI platforms. This includes leveraging Microsoft Azure and Fabric Real-Time Intelligence to create production-ready autonomous solutions.
The partnership targets challenges across manufacturing, aerospace, and logistics sectors. The companies will scale physical AI frameworks for tasks such as imitation learning and multimodal AI model training. By combining Hexagon’s AEON humanoid robot with Azure infrastructure, the initiative aims to enhance operational efficiency and tackle labor shortages through the deployment of adaptive, AI-powered robots.