Hexagon AEON: AI model, chip, sensors and motors

Hexagon AEON: AI model, chip, sensors and motors | Teardex

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Chip

The computer inside the robot that runs it.

Jetson OrinIn storeListedUS$699Confirmed

A small, powerful computer made for running AI inside machines. AEON uses Nvidia Jetson Orin computers on board to move, navigate and do its tasks in real time. Hexagon's own launch release says it is powered by Nvidia Jetson without naming the model.

Part priceListedUS$699

The launch price of the Orin NX 16GB module on its own. Reports in 2026 say Nvidia has since raised Jetson prices sharply, with this module's volume price going from US$599 to US$999.

Single-unit store price. Robot companies buying in volume usually pay less.

Price checked 12 Oct 2026

Made by: Nvidia
Applies to: All versions
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Checked: 15 Oct 2026

Every robot using Jetson Orin

IGX ThorPlannedIn storeLikely

An industrial Nvidia computer for robots, with built-in safety features. Nvidia said in June 2025 that Hexagon planned to upgrade AEON to IGX Thor for functional safety when working beside people. In March 2026 Hexagon said it is using IGX Thor for its humanoid robots.

Why not confirmed. Described as a planned upgrade; Hexagon's 2026 page talks about its humanoids in general and does not say IGX Thor is in shipping AEON units.

Made by: Nvidia
Applies to: Planned
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Jetson ThorIn storeListedUS$5,499Confirmed

Nvidia's newest onboard AI computer, aimed at humanoid robots. Hexagon says AEON's main computer is Nvidia's Jetson Thor: since October 2026 the data from the sensors in AEON's head travels over one fibre-optic link into the Thor module. Nvidia's own release the same day also names Jetson Thor for AEON's perception work.

Part priceListedUS$5,499

Newegg's list price for the developer kit on 13 October 2026. The developer kit is the version sold to the public, and it launched at US$3,499 in 2025. A robot company buying the bare module in volume would pay a different price that is not public.

Single-unit store price. Robot companies buying in volume usually pay less.

Not the brain

Body

The motors, gears, hands and battery that make it move.

Joint actuators, model not namedIn-houseOur estimateConfirmed

The motor units that move each joint; the company does not give them a model name. Hexagon gives AEON 34 motor-driven joints, a height of 165 cm and a weight of 60 kg, with high-performance actuators that carry 15 kg briefly or 8 kg continuously and a top speed of 2.4 m/s. It does not publish torque per joint.

Part priceOur estimateUS$300 to US$900 each

Based on: Booster does not name or sell the T2's joint actuators, so this is not their price. It is the price of comparable joint actuators a builder can buy, from about US$300 to US$400 for wrist and head size units around 22 to 25 Nm, up to about US$900 for leg size units with about 120 Nm of peak torque. None of them quite reach the T2's 135 to 144 Nm hip and knee figures, so a T2-class leg joint could cost more.

Price checked 20 Oct 2026

Made by: Not named
Applies to: All versions
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Checked: 20 Oct 2026

Every robot using Joint actuators, model not named

Joint actuators, model not namedWheel feetIn-houseOur estimateLikely

The motor units that move each joint; the company does not give them a model name. AEON's two legs end in wheels instead of feet, so it rolls rather than walks on flat floors.

Part priceOur estimate

maxon actuatorsPrice on requestConfirmed

Motor and gear units from the Swiss motor company maxon; the exact models are not named. Hexagon names maxon as the partner whose next-generation actuators power AEON's movement. Neither company names the actuator models or says which joints they sit in.

Made by: maxon
Applies to: All versions
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Checked: 20 Oct 2026

Schaeffler humanoid joint actuatorsPrice on requestConfirmed

Schaeffler's ready-made joint units for humanoid robots, combining a motor, its electronics, an encoder and a planetary or strain wave gear. Under an April 2026 deal Schaeffler will supply its high-precision actuators to AEON. Schaeffler says these are rotary actuators for key joints such as shoulders and elbows, using two-stage planetary gears or strain wave gears, a flexing-ring gear also called harmonic, depending on the joint.

Made by: Schaeffler
Applies to: All versions
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Schaeffler humanoid joint actuatorsWhat is insidePrice on requestConfirmed

Schaeffler's ready-made joint units for humanoid robots, combining a motor, its electronics, an encoder and a planetary or strain wave gear. Schaeffler's actuator platform combines the electric motor, power electronics and encoders, which measure the joint's angle, in one unit, and is designed to take about 20% less space than earlier designs.

Made by: Schaeffler
Applies to: What is inside
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Dexterous hand, company not namedOur estimateLikely

A robot hand with moving fingers for fine handling; the hand's company is not named. Tech Briefs describes AEON as having integrated dexterous hands that work with its wheeled movement. Hexagon does not say who makes them or how many joints they have.

Part priceOur estimateUS$2,500 to US$6,400 per hand

Based on: Booster does not name the company behind the T2's optional dexterous hand or sell it as a separate part, so this is not its price. It is the price of comparable robot hands a builder can buy one at a time: a 6-joint hand like the basic version, and a hand with about 22 joints like the top version the reseller describes.

Battery pack, cells not namedOur estimateConfirmed

The robot's rechargeable battery; the company does not say whose cells are inside. AEON works about 5 hours on a charge and changes its own battery in 1 minute using Hexagon's self-swap mechanism, so it does not need to stop to recharge. Hexagon gives no capacity, voltage or cell company.

Part priceOur estimateUS$720 to US$2,600

Based on: AgiBot, UBTech, Hexagon and Agility do not say whose cells are in these robots' packs, and most do not sell the pack on its own, so this is not the price of any one robot's battery. It is the price of humanoid-size packs of about 48 V and 480 to 1,100 Wh that a builder can buy today. At the top is AgiBot's own X2 pack, sold by a German dealer at 2.244,99 € including VAT.

Battery pack, cells not namedCES 2026 swap timeOur estimateLikely

The robot's rechargeable battery; the company does not say whose cells are inside. At CES 2026 AEON was reported to swap its own battery in 25 seconds, faster than the 1 minute on Hexagon's product page.

Part priceOur estimateUS$720 to US$2,600

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