Training & Simulation News
Xsens explores the world modelingWednesday, 28 July 2010A delegation of the Xsens research team went to Linköping University to take part in the learning world models workshop organized by Thomas Schön and Giorgio Grisetti. This workshop, sponsored by Cadics and Xsens set the stage for a two day period of generating and discussion of new idea's related to identification and modeling. Xsens' interest for the workshop was... >> Full Story Xsens releases UWB RF-based position aiding technology to enable occlusion-free, real-time, driftless multi-person motion capture in large volumesTuesday, 20 July 2010- At SIGGRAPH 2010, Xsens releases MotionGridTM, a breakthrough motion capture technology for previs, virtual moviemaking, game development and training & simulation - Enschede, The Netherlands – July 20th, 2010 – Xsens Technologies B.V., the leader in professional 3D tracking systems will be releasing MVN MotionGridTM at SIGGRAPH 2010 in Los Angeles, California. MVN... >> Full Story Xsens unveils MVN Studio 3.0 - now available with KiCTuesday, 13 July 2010MVN Studio 3.0 increases stability of 3D tracking in magnetically distorted environments and includes many new features ENSCHEDE, Netherlands, 12 July 2010 - Xsens Technologies B.V., leader in professional 3D tracking systems, today announced the release of MVN Studio 3.0. The latest version of Xsens' motion capture software application now comes with the previously... >> Full Story Xsens releases landmark algorithm for stable 3D tracking in magnetically distorted environmentsWednesday, 07 July 2010ENSCHEDE, Netherlands,—July 6, 2010— Xsens Technologies B.V., the leader in professional 3D tracking systems, today announced the general availability of its KinematicCoupling (KiCTM) algorithm in its newly released software suite MVN Studio 3.0 for professional grade human motion capture. Xsens MVN will be on show at the SIGGRAPH conference (July 27-29, 2010) in Los... >> Full Story MEMS Motion Sensing Meets HollywoodThursday, 20 May 2010Analog Devices Inc., (NYSE: ADI), a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications, and Xsens Technologies B.V., a leading supplier of 3D motion tracking products, have collaborated to develop real-time motion capture technology that is being used for character animation in major motion pictures, including the 2010 releases of... >> Full Story Xsens: 10 Years in MotionThursday, 28 January 2010Founded in 2000, Xsens has evolved into a leading supplier of 3D motion tracking products. Various awards and listings underline the success of the company and the importance of our products for the marketplace. More important though, hundreds of customers worldwide successfully utilize our technology and count on the performance and quality that Xsens stands for. We... >> Full Story Xsens received CE Design Award for MVN electronicsMonday, 30 November 2009The Xsens MVN motion capture suit received the D.A.R.E. Consultancy CE Design Award. D.A.R.E. Consultancy measured the EMC performance with respect to generated as well as immunity to electromagnetic radiation. The measurements proved that the electronics of Xsens technology, with electrical wiring and wireless connection to and from 19 individual electronic... >> Full Story Xsens receives Innovation AwardWednesday, 18 November 2009The High Growth Award for Innovation 2009 was awarded to Xsens. The High Growth Awards are awarded annually to Dutch enterprises with exceptional revenue growth, combined with high quality in areas such as strategy, market positioning, finance and IT. Xsens won the Award for Innovation because of a consistent execution of a clear strategy. “Xsens advances the... >> Full Story Xsens US office operationalWednesday, 19 August 2009Xsens has opened a Los Angeles based office to serve its North American customer base. The initial team focuses on motion capture for the Entertainment industry. The team operates out of Lacy Studio Loft, a recently refurbished warehouse centrally located in Los Angeles. In order to support our continuously expanding customer base, especially those in film production... >> Full Story Xsens MTi goes into orbit!Friday, 10 July 2009An Xsens MTi will spend several months in the International Space Station (ISS). Space Applications Services from Zaventem, Belgium, participates in project WEAR++ that aims at developing a powerful, lightweight, modular and easily wearable Augmented Reality (AR) system that allows hands free operation using various technologies. WEAR++ is a project funded by... >> Full Story Xsens is proud to present its new corporate designThursday, 19 March 2009After almost ten years Xsens presents a new logo that better reflects the growth and ambition of our company - while respecting our technology and innovation driven roots. We feel that the new logo perfectly represents Xsens: a group of talented people dedicated to deliver cutting-edge inertial motion tracking products with best-in-class performance and outstanding... >> Full Story High Growth AwardThursday, 20 November 2008On November 18, 2008, Xsens received the Silver High Growth Award Oost-Nederland. The organizing committee Port4Growth assessed the quality of 128 fast-growing companies in The Netherlands. >> Full Story Real-time control of robot with MovenThursday, 23 October 2008During Robot World 2008 in Seoul, Korea, Moven customer KIST (Korean Institute of Science and Technology) presented their robot Mahru. Live streaming of motion capture data enabled real-time control of the robot movements. >> Full Story Xsens acquires UtellusWednesday, 06 August 2008Strategic move by Xsens to build on its leadership in aided inertial tracking systems. Xsens has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Utellus B.V., a privately held technology company with deep knowledge of impulse-radio Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) technology and applications. >> Full Story King Willem I awardFriday, 30 May 2008Xsens Technologies came in second at the King Willem I award ceremony that was held at the Theater Dilligentia in The Hague on May 29th. The prices were handed out by Crown-Prince Willem Alexander, future King of The Netherlands. >> Full Story Minister visits XsensMonday, 04 February 2008The Dutch Minister of Finance, Wouter Bos visited the Eastern region of the Netherlands to analyze its innovation and economical strength. Since he is very interested in the process of translating scientific knowledge to a commercial market, the province suggested visiting Xsens Technologies B.V. >> Full Story Release: Moven Studio 2.0Tuesday, 08 January 2008Moven Studio is a software application for motion capturing with the Moven suit. The Moven Studio software is a Windows XP/Vista application with intuitive UI. It records motion capture data with ease and contains real-time visualization, playback and basic editing tools. >> Full Story The Deloitte EMEA Technology Fast500Monday, 17 December 2007As one of the fastest growing companies of The Netherlands, Xsens also is listed as one of the fastest growing of all technology companies in Europe, Middle East and Africa! After the great result for 2006 (157th place in the Deloitte EMEA Technology Fast500), Xsens improved it's ranking for 2007: 142nd! >> Full Story |