Xsens Technologies B.V. (or Xsens) is a supplier of 3D

motion capture Motion capture (sometimes referred as mocap or mo-cap, for short) is the process of recording high-resolution motion (physics), movement of objects or people into a computer system. It is used in Military science, military, entertainment, sports ...

products and inertial sensors based upon miniature

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inertial sensor technology. The company has created intellectual property in the field of multi-sensor data fusion algorithms, combining

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s with aiding technologies such as GPS,

Motion capture Motion capture (sometimes referred as mocap or mo-cap, for short) is the process of recording high-resolution motion (physics), movement of objects or people into a computer system. It is used in Military science, military, entertainment, sports ...

and biomechanical modeling. Xsens is the product brand for their motion capture and inertial sensor products. Xsens is a brand of Movella, a company formed by combining mCube, Xsens, and Kinduct. Movella digitizes movement from humans and machines. Xsens has offices in

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(headquarter,

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, and Halifax.

Known Interns

The IT department of Enschede mainly handles the IT management world-wide. The interns are able to wear the Xsens suits for testing from time to time. This is the list of interns that have been present at Xsens/Movella. *Ryan Boom 2020-2025 *Ronald van der Klugt 2025-2025 *Bart Balstra 2024-2025

History

The company was founded in 2000 by Casper Peeters and Per Slycke, both

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graduates. Following work in measurement of the performance of athletes, they specialized in sensor technologies and sensor fusion algorithms. The company developed

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s or AHRS (MTi-series and MTx) and human movement measurement systems (a completely wireless system MTw Awinda, the successor of the Xbus Kit). In 2007 Xsens introduced an inertial motion capture system called "Moven" (renamed to Xsens MVN in 2009). In 2008, Xsens acquired Utellus, a spin-off from telecom company Ericsson's EuroLab, specializing in applications of ultra wide band RF technology. In 2009 Xsens introduced the MVN BIOMECH system, a motion capture system for 3D human

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used in fields such as ergonomics, sports science and rehabilitation. In 2014 Xsens was acquired by

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, and became part of

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in 2016. In 2015 Xsens introduced a new inertial sensor module by the name of the MTi 1-series and in 2019, the latest series of inertial sensor modules was introduced, called the MTi 600-series. In 2017 both Xsens MVN and MVN BIOMECH were renamed to Xsens MVN Animate and Xsens MVN Analyze. In Nov 2017, mCube acquired Xsens from ON Semiconductor. In January 2020 Xsens launched Xsens DOT development platform for the analysis and reporting of human kinematics. In September 2021 mCube announced it is rebranding as Movella. Movella products serve four primary markets: entertainment, sports, health, and industrial. The new brand encapsulates the value and technologies from mCube, Xsens, and Kinduct. In March 2023 Movella went public on

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and in April 2023 Movella voluntarily delisted from NASDAQ and listed on OTC Pink Market. In December 2024 Xsens launched the Xsens Sirius

Products

Xsens product range from

s to inertial

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. * Xsens MTi series * Xsens Sirius series * MTw Awinda * Xsens MVN Analyze * Xsens MVN Animate * Movella DOT

Software

Xsens develops proprietary software for their own

s and

products. * MT Software Suite for all MTi and Sirius sensors * MT Software Suite for MTw Awinda * Xsens Animate motion capture software for Entertainment * Xsens Analyze motion capture software for Health & Sports

Inertial sensor applications

Typically Xsens inertial sensor technology is used for orientation, attitude- and positioning data. The technology is integrated by: * Fleet operators * Robotics integrators * Digital mapping companies (surveying, mapping) * Drone developers * Vehicle-testing * Autonomous Vehicles * Warehouse & Logistics (AGV/AMR) * Maritime/offshore (ROVs/AUVs/USVs/floating platforms) * Aerospace * Heavy-Industry (harbor/construction/mining) * Agriculture (UGVs/robots) * Last Mile Delivery (LMD)

Projects

Xsens participates in research projects like AnDy, a project funded by the European Union within the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme endowing robots with the ability to control physical collaboration through intentional interaction. Xsens also participates in AWESCO, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Initial Training Network funded by the European Union within the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme and by the Swiss federal government. The project aims to address the key challenges of airborne wind energy technologies with the aim of supporting the commercialization in Europe. Since 2014, Xsens is a full partner of KNEEMO Initial Training Network (ITN) for knee osteoarthritis research funded through the European Commission’s Framework 7 Programme. As an industrial partner, its role is to develop methods to estimate knee joint loading using inertial motion capture. Other projects are MC Impulse, focusing on sensor data processing and MILEPOST, on indoor navigation.

Productions

Xsens products are widely known for use in film, game, live entertainment and advertising. Known productions that were created with the help of Xsens products are: * Finch * Baldur's Gate 3 * The Umbrella Academy * The Mandalorian * Stranger Things 3 * WestWorld season 3 * Avengers: Infinity War * Black Panther * Thor: Ragnarok * Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice * Ant-Man * FIFA 16 * Love Has No Labels * Ted 1 and 2 * Just Cause 3 * Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

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