# Qualcomm announces acquisition of PickNik, will continue maintaining open-source MoveIt framework

- Source: Robotics & Automation News
- Published: 2026-10-26T22:03:54.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/efy9kvgwgo7v7rw0zg9otiyz2
- Original: https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2026/10/26/qualcomm-to-acquire-picknik-to-expand-open-source-robotics-and-physical-ai-capabilities/106361/

## Summary

Qualcomm Technologies has agreed to acquire robotics software company PickNik, which has long maintained the open-source manipulation framework MoveIt. Qualcomm said MoveIt will retain its existing open-source license, community roadmap, and support for third-party hardware, and it plans to integrate MoveIt and the commercial MoveIt Pro more closely with the Dragonwing robotics platform and Arduino VENTUNO Q boards, connecting vision-language-action models with motion planning, manipulation, and real-time control.