IDT Solution Becomes First CertifiedSystems Integrator for Cognivix AiKit inthe US and EU

Partnership pairs Cognivix's single-demonstration robot teaching with IDT's open-stackmechatronic cells to bring flexible automation to high-mix manufacturing

SAN FRANCISCO and TURIN, Italy — July 8, 2026 — Cognivix, developer of AiKit, the AIvision system that lets industrial robots learn assembly tasks from a single humandemonstration, today announced that IDT Solution has become the first certified systemsintegrator for AiKit in the United States and the European Union.

Manufacturers are under growing pressure to produce smaller batches, support more productvariation, and change over production lines faster. Traditional robotic automation was built forhigh-volume, stable production: every new task means programming, custom fixtures, andweeks of integration work — costs that often erase the benefit in high-mix environments.Together, Cognivix and IDT remove that barrier. IDT designs and deploys turnkey mechatroniccells built on open, vendor-neutral architectures with intelligent fixtures; AiKit adds the visionand physical-AI layer that lets an operator re-task a cell by demonstrating the new job once —no code, no reprogramming cycle.

"Certifying our first integrator is the start of how AiKit scales," said Daniele Bernardini,Co-Founder and CEO of Cognivix. "Our model has always been software economics: we buildthe AI layer, and expert partners like IDT put it on factory floors. IDT's open-stack philosophymirrors ours — no vendor lock-in, no black boxes — and their engineering teams in both the USand Italy mean customers on both continents get local deployment and support from day one."

"Our customers need cells that adapt as fast as their order book changes," said MargheritaFerragatta, CEO of IDT Solution. "Our intelligent fixtures already solve part of that equation onthe mechanical side — but flexibility in hardware only pays off if the robot can be re-tasked justas quickly. AiKit completes the solution. With AiKit inside our mechatronic cells, a changeoverthat used to take days of reprogramming becomes an afternoon. That changes the ROI math forautomating high-mix production."

As a certified integrator, IDT's engineers are trained on AiKit deployment and use the AiKitDevKit to prototype and validate automation tasks offline before production rollout. Certificationcovers AiKit APIs and integration, simulation-based prototyping on NVIDIA Isaac Sim andfirst-level support for both USA and EU. The partners are already in discussions withmanufacturers in the United States and in Europe for first joint deployments, with additionalannouncements expected in the coming months.

The partnership spans both companies' transatlantic footprints: Cognivix operates from SanFrancisco and Pescara, Italy; IDT Solution from Turin, Italy and Chicago. This mirroredpresence supports manufacturers reshoring production in the US and modernizing high-mixoperations across Europe with local engineering on the ground.

About Cognivix Cognivix Inc. develops AiKit, a zero-integration operating system and retrofit kitthat enables industrial robotic arms to learn precise manipulation and assembly tasks from asingle human demonstration — no coding required. AiKit runs on standard industrial arms withFANUC and ROS support, combining 3D vision, physical AI, and robot control for high-mixproduction. Cognivix is a member of the NVIDIA Inception program and collaborates withpartners including NTT Data and FANUC. Learn more at cognivix.com.Cognivix is currently conducting a community investment round on Republic:https://republic.com/cognivix. Investing involves risk. Please review the full offering materials onRepublic.

About IDT Solution I.D.T. S.r.l. Società Benefit was founded in Turin in 2016 to bring opensource into industrial automation. IDT delivers turnkey industrial automation and IIoT solutions— from feasibility studies and co-design through installed, supported systems — with acommitment to open, vendor-neutral architectures. IDT operates from Turin, Italy and Chicago,USA. Learn more at idtsolution.com.

Media Contacts Cognivix: Daniele Bernardini — daniele.bernardini@cognivix.com IDTSolution: Margherita Ferragatta — margherita.ferragatta@idtsolution.com