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Biomechanical research
Bringing meaning to the mechanics of human movement.
Learn more about Xsens biomechanical research products
Powering innovation
The accurate measurement of kinematics is essential to driving today’s biomechanical research.
Investigating and understanding the mechanisms of human movement is key to improving people’s lives, either through rehabilitation, injury prevention, or enhanced sporting performance.
Why researchers choose Xsens
Peer-reviewed, research-grade data
Highest quality data set ready for in-depth analysis
Capture outside the lab
Freedom of use in any environment, even in metal proximity
Export to 3rd-party software
Easy export for analysis in market-leading research software
3rd-party hardware integration
Streamlined data collection with other research hardware
Lab-quality data beyond the lab
Capture lab-quality kinematic data anywhere: accurate 3D joint angles, segment positions, and detailed body accelerations, all without needing a lab. Measure at home, on the field, or outdoors, whenever you need.
Our sensor-fusion algorithms maintain high accuracy even in magnetically disturbed environments, and our outputs are regularly validated through peer-reviewed research.
Xsens Analyze integrations
Live stream or export your motion capture data seamlessly into your biomechanics, ergonomics, and analysis software packages
Our products for biomechanical research
Recent customer cases
How Auburn researchers made manhole lifting safer with motion capture
Auburn university, USA
Reliability of Xsens Link for Running Kinematics: A Study by the University of Innsbruck
University of Innsbruck, Austria