Qualcomm agrees to acquire PickNik, the company behind MoveIt

Qualcomm will buy PickNik, maintainer of the widely used MoveIt manipulation framework for ROS; terms were not disclosed. Qualcomm says MoveIt will stay open source under its current license and keep supporting third-party hardware, while adding tighter integration with its Dragonwing platforms and Arduino VENTUNO Q boards.

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