Hexagon AEONIIAssistedCompare

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Hexagon AEON

Name: Hexagon AEON
Brand: Hexagon Robotics

Wheeled legs replace feet, and live pilots inside BMW's Leipzig plant and Schaeffler's new Humanoid Gym back a stated commitment to roughly 1,000 units. An industrial deployment, not a consumer product.

No list priceRetail price not tracked

Reassessed 2026.09.09

Autonomy Ladder

Why Level II.

One five-rung scale, every category, from acting only on command to working unsupervised anywhere.

VGeneralized AutonomyAny task, any setting. No consumer robot has reached it.
IVEnvironmental AutonomyCopes with everyday clutter and frees itself, shown by independent testing.
IIIConditional AutonomyFinishes whole jobs in familiar spaces; struggles at the edges.
To reach Level IIIMost sessions finish without intervention. Rescue is occasional, not routine.
IIAssisted AutonomyThis robot

Hexagon AEON runs preset routines on its own, and the owner is its recovery system.
What it does on its own
- Machine tending and part handling in a structured cell (BMW Leipzig pilot)
- Component inspection tasks
- Assembly-support handoffs in high-voltage battery-pack production
- Onboard perception fusing camera, time-of-flight, infrared, SLAM-navigation, and microphone sensing
Why this level
- AEON performs assigned factory tasks.
- Machine tending, part inspection, battery-assembly handoffs.
- Under on-site safety staff at BMW's Leipzig plant, with no documented end-to-end autonomy across varied tasks or settings.
- That combination of autonomous task execution within a structured, supervised pilot caps the classification at Level II pending evidence of unsupervised, generalized operation.
What holds it at Level II
- No unsupervised deployment documented; on-site safety staff present at every pilot
- No independent reliability, failure-rate, or safety-certification data published
- No consumer or general commercial sales channel; industrial partnership only
- Wheeled-leg locomotion demonstrated only on structured factory floors, not uneven or outdoor terrain
1 independent source reviewed, 1 from the maker
IManual AutomationOne action on command; no independent operation.

How we assign a level →

Behind the classification

Sources on file.

Pending1 independent source reviewed, 1 from the maker

Fewer than two independent sources reviewed. Evidence is still being collected. The word says how much we read. It is not a grade.

Independent sources reviewed1

Monitoring record1 source

Sources behind the tracker entries following this robot.

The Robot ReportThe Robot Report

From the maker, reviewed1

Specification sources1 source

Pages the published specifications were read from.

robotics.hexagon.comrobotics.hexagon.com

On file, not yet reviewedNot counted

Manufacturer documentation2 sources

Hexagon Robotics press materials on AEON's design, launch, and the BMW/Schaeffler deployment

Press & video reviews2 sources

Independent trade-press coverage of the BMW Leipzig pilot and the Schaeffler Humanoid Gym training deployment

How we evaluate evidence →

Human Readiness

Not consumer-ready.

One question: what does buying this robot today walk you into? The state is computed from the record, and recomputed daily.

Not consumer-readyThis robot

Hexagon AEON ships to commercial and research buyers, not to households.

The readiness scale measures household purchase timing, so no tier applies. A consumer version reaching general availability would start the clock.

On the record

1 independent source reviewed, 1 from the maker

The scale, for reference

Ready NowAssessed, with a clean record on file. A successor may be shipping; the page says so when it is.
New to MarketOn sale under 90 days; the ownership record is still forming.
WaitA successor is announced and has not shipped; re-read the decision when it arrives.
Known IssuesDocumented problems stand on the record; read the case before buying.

How we assess readiness →

Pre-Consumer Assessment

How this projection was reached

44of 100

Concept StageAt or above 8% of the 104 robots we assess before release

SpeculativeConceptPlausiblePromisingReady

The hatched tail is unreachable by construction. A projection does not publish as a full mark, because the evidence that settles it does not exist yet: whether the thing ships and works in ordinary use. Those 10 points are what shipping has to earn.

The reading

Wheeled-leg industrial humanoid with a real BMW factory pilot already underway, but Hexagon has no prior shipped humanoid and the 1,000-unit Schaeffler commitment is still a training-phase deployment. Provisional classification pending shipping evidence beyond structured pilot sites.

Still open

Whether AEON completes assigned factory tasks without teleoperation or scripted fallback
Reliability and failure rate across the committed 1,000-unit Schaeffler deployment
Timeline and criteria for moving from pilot to full commercial rollout
Whether any version of AEON will ever reach a non-industrial buyer
Cost per unit and whether Hexagon will ever publish a price
Joint and wheeled-leg durability under continuous multi-shift factory use

Three signals the number rests onweighted, then capped44What can be judged before anyone owns one.

Track Record35% of the assessment38

What this asks

Has this maker shipped what it demoed before, on schedule, with the promised capability?

Engineering35% of the assessment40

What this asks

Are the demonstrated capabilities achievable in shipping form, or do they need breakthroughs not in evidence?

Demo Match30% of the assessment56

What this asks

What has been shown to work, against what is claimed in marketing.

Published beside the numbernever averaged inWhat the maker has disclosed, not what has been judged.

Readinessnot in the number38

What this asks

Ship-date specificity, pricing transparency, distribution and regulatory status. Published beside the number; never averaged in.

Disclosurenot in the number32

What this asks

How much of the product is disclosed. Higher means fewer fundamental unknowns remain. Published beside the number; never averaged in.

middle half of the pre-release setits medianthis robot

Not a Robovations Scorethe two never convert into each other

This is a projection from pre-shipping signals, not a measurement. When the robot ships, the assessment is archived, a first Robovations Score is computed from the field record, and the change is logged on the tracker rather than appearing as a new number.

Read the pre-release method →

FIT CHECK

Will the Hexagon AEON fit your scenario?

Describe your scenario using the controls. Each choice reads the spec sheet for you, flagging where the Hexagon AEON is built for your space and where it isn’t.

Where it operates

Primary tasks

Supervision needs

Timeline

A classification of fit for the conditions you set, not a recommendation. Verdicts describe engineering design intent, not test results.

SPECIFICATION

The full spec sheet.

Manufacturer-published figures, measured against every humanoid robot we track.

Dimensional drawing

Key specificationsManufacturer-publishedSources: Manufacturer site

WeightThe robot alone, without its dock, as the maker states it.: 132.3 lbs
Degrees of Freedom: 34•
Max speed: 5.4 mph•

Where it lands · position among 71 humanoid robotsThis robotMedianTypical range

RuntimeThe maker's stated running time on one charge, at a standard setting.240min

60 min720 min

Near median

WeightThe robot alone, without its dock, as the maker states it.132.3lbs

26.46 lbs212.86+ lbs

Near median

Position shows where the figure sits across the tracked category, not a quality judgment.

Official referencesManufacturer site

RECORD

How the assessment has moved.

Every announcement, release and reassessment behind the current classification.

Coming soon

Just launched

Active updates

Settled

Discontinued

Oct 2026 · AssessmentPre-Release Assessment method revised
Jun 2025 · AnnouncementHexagon unveils AEON industrial humanoid robot at Hexagon LIVE Global 2025

Questions

What people actually ask.

5 answered

ComparisonCan a business other than BMW or Schaeffler buy or deploy AEON?

No published channel exists for ordering AEON outside the Hexagon-Schaeffler-BMW partnership; no price or general sales program has been disclosed.

OperationDoes AEON operate without a human safety supervisor present?

Not in any documented deployment. Every pilot at BMW’s Leipzig plant and Schaeffler’s Humanoid Gym runs with on-site safety staff.

ComparisonWhat tasks has AEON actually been shown performing, versus what is claimed?

Machine tending, part inspection, and battery-assembly handoffs have been demonstrated in the BMW pilot; broader ‘physical AI’ claims extend beyond what has been shown publicly.

OperationIs the 1,000-unit Schaeffler figure a delivered count or a commitment?

It is a stated deployment commitment, not a count of units already delivered or currently operating.

OperationHas any independent body verified AEON's safety or reliability?

No independent safety certification or failure-rate data has been published; performance information currently traces to Hexagon, BMW, or Schaeffler themselves.

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Hexagon AEON

Will the Hexagon AEON fit your scenario?

The full spec sheet.

How the assessment has moved.

What people actually ask.

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Reference the Hexagon AEON classification.

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