United States, Sept. 25 -- Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced its agreement to acquire PickNik Inc., an industry recognized robotics software company and longtime steward of MoveIt, one of the world's most widely adopted open-source robotics manipulation frameworks. This acquisition is intended to strengthen Qualcomm Technologies' commitment to fostering an open robotics ecosystem, providing developers with the tools, software, and frameworks needed to move more efficiently from research and experimentation to prototyping, deployment, and production at scale. In addition to remaining open-source, MoveIt is expected to offer streamlined integration with Dragonwing robotics platforms-providing developers with a more streamlined path from A...