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PickNik Robotics

Corporate marketdevtoolsCurated record

PickNik Robotics develops MoveIt Pro, a robotics manipulation software platform for robot arms and mobile manipulators. The product is robot-primary developer tooling and manipulation software, with named partner and customer evidence in robotics and space systems.

HeadquartersBoulder, US

Founded2015

Corporate funding$2M

Team11-50

Deployments7

Open roles3

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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typePhysical AI software

Market segmentCorporate

StagePre-seed

FoundersDave Coleman (Founder & CEO)

Regions servedUS, Global

Countries deployedNot listed

Service footprintNot listed

Last reviewed2026-07-05

LinkedInView profile

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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

Announced	Customer	Site	Country	Count	Evidence
2026-01-21	Inventia Life Science	medical device R&D (LIGO surgical bioprinting robot built on MoveIt Pro)	AU	Not disclosed	Announcement
2025-11-20	Blackswan Space	integration partnership (MoveIt Pro into Mission Design Simulator for in-orbit servicing)	LT	Not disclosed	Announcement
2025-07-09	JAXA	space robotics pilot (PORTRS multi-armed ISS cargo robot, MoveIt Pro as planning/control backbone)	JP	Not disclosed	Announcement
2025-01-01	Hivebotics	dexterous manipulation software	US	Not disclosed	Announcement
2025-01-01	Rapid Robotics	industrial humanoid robot software	US	Not disclosed	Announcement
2024-11-05	NASA	space-agency	US	Not disclosed	Announcement
2023-04-13	Motiv Space Systems	space-robotics	US	Not disclosed	Announcement

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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

2023-10-12$2M

Pre-seed

Stellar Ventures, Cypress Growth Capital

Investors on recordStellar VenturesCypress Growth Capital

HR

Hiring signal

Public job board · 2026-08-10

Open roles3

Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.

Robotics Lead (Boulder, CO)Engineering · Boulder HQ Robotics Software Engineer II (Boulder, CO)Engineering · Boulder HQ Robotics Support Lead (Boulder, CO)Engineering · Boulder HQ

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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-01-01Motiv Space Systems and PickNik Robotics announced collaboration on manipulation capabilities for space robots.PickNik Robotics

2023-10-13PickNik Robotics raises $2M pre-seed round ↗BizWest

2023-10-12Stellar Ventures and Cypress Growth Capital Commit to Fueling the Future of Robotics Software ↗PickNik

2023-10-01Raised a $2M pre-seed round for MoveIt Pro robotics manipulation software.The Robot Report

2023-10-01PickNik Robotics raises $2M to commercialize MoveIt Pro ↗The Robot Report

2023-10-01PickNik Robotics Raises Funds to Further Develop MoveIt Studio for Robot Arms ↗Robotics 24/7

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Source ledger

10 unique public sources

Stellar Ventures and Cypress Growth Capital Commit to Fueling the Future of Robotics SoftwarePickNik · retrieved 2026-07-05

MoveIt Pro Newsletter January 2026 — Inventia Life Science case studyPickNik Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-18

PickNik and Blackswan Space Partner to Advance In-Orbit Autonomy and Space Robotics SimulationPickNik Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-18

JAXA tests PickNik's MoveIt Pro software in multi-armed robotic system for the ISSThe Robot Report · retrieved 2026-07-18

Case Studies | PickNikpicknik.ai · retrieved 2026-07-05

PickNik Robotics Secures $3 Million in NASA and Space Force Contracts for Game-Changing Space TechPickNik · retrieved 2026-07-05

PickNik Robotics and Motiv Space Systems Announce Partnership for Development of Advanced Robotics CapabilitiesPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05

Robotics Solutions Company | Robotics Software | PickNikPickNik

Motiv Space Systems and PickNik Robotics collaboratePickNik Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05

PickNik Robotics raises $2M to commercialize MoveIt ProThe Robot Report · retrieved 2026-07-05