Aptiv and Vecna Robotics have announced a strategic collaboration to co-develop autonomous mobile robot solutions for use in warehouses and factories. The companies said the partnership is intended to support cost-efficient automation in industrial material handling environments. Under the agreement, Aptiv will integrate its perception portfolio and machine learning technologies into Vecna Robotics’ autonomous mobile robot platform.
Aptiv contributes perception, compute, and embedded software technologies to the collaboration. These include its PULSE sensor, which combines surround-view camera functionality with short-range radar for 360-degree sensing, as well as radar- and behavior-based machine learning systems used for real-time perception and path planning. The compute platform supporting these capabilities is based on Aptiv’s embedded software stack, including the VxWorks real-time operating system and the Wind River Helix virtualization platform.
Vecna Robotics is providing its autonomous navigation and workflow orchestration software. Its platform is designed to manage mixed-traffic environments by detecting and avoiding obstacles in real time and coordinating the movement of robots, forklifts, and human workers. The company’s CaseFlow orchestration technology is intended to integrate automation into existing operations without requiring significant infrastructure changes.
“Automation is transforming the way goods move through warehouses and factories, with devices that sense, think and act in real time,” said Javed Khan, Executive Vice President, Intelligent Systems, Aptiv. “Our collaboration with Vecna Robotics combines Aptiv’s advanced perception, compute, and software solutions with Vecna’s proven expertise in autonomous material handling. Together, we’re making automation safer, smarter, and more affordable—helping customers meet the demands of modern logistics.”
Aptiv is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, and Vecna Robotics is based in Waltham, Massachusetts. The companies did not disclose financial terms of the collaboration or a timeline for commercial availability of the joint solutions.
