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Xsens: 25 years on the move

For 25 years, Xsens has been digitizing movement. It been 25 years of helping innovators, creatives and engineers track and digitalize the movement of people and machines.       

From our beginnings calibrating the first "XIMUs" on plastic crates in the Netherlands, we've become a global technology provider whose solutions power creative work in entertainment, enhance research in health and sports, and improve functionality in automated systems.  

Our journey combines technological progress with practical applications, as seen in the work of film studios animating memorable characters, researchers gaining new insights into human movement, and engineers creating more responsive autonomous systems. As we mark 25 years, we look back at this progress while continuing to develop the motion tracking technology that will support the next generation of innovations.

 

Xsens timeline

Explore the rich history of Xsens by scrolling through this 25 year timeline:

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2000

The beginning

April 7, 2000: Incorporation of Xsens

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2002

First product

Launch first IMU: MT9-A

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2003

Xbus Master

Launch Xbus Master (now: Bodypack)

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2005

First real office

New office in Enschede

MTi
2005

MTi

Launch of the MTi for industrial applications

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2005

MTx

Launch of the MTx for human applications

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2006

Moven

Launch of Xsens Moven

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2007

MTi-G

Launch of the MTi-G

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2008

New office

Moved to current office in Enschede

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2009

US Office

Incorporation Xsens North America Inc. in LA

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2009

Xsens logo

Introduction of new Xsens logo

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2010

Alice in Wonderland

First use of Xsens in big movie production

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2010

MTw

Launch of the MTw wireless tracker

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2010

MotionGrid

Launch of UWB position system MotionGrid

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2011

MVN Equine

Horse motion capture with MVN Equine

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2012

Next generation MTi

Launch of the MTi 10-series and MTi 100-series

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2014

Xsens in space

Xsens ForceShoe launched into outer space

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2014

Fairchild Semiconductor

Xsens acquired by Fairchild Semiconductor

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2014

MVNext

Launch of next generation Xsens MVN

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2015

Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi in MVN suit for FIFA 16

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2015

MTi 1-series

Launch of the miniature MTi 1-series

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2016

ON Semiconductor

Xsens acquired by ON Semiconductor

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2017

mCube

Xsens acquired by mCube

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2018

Hong Kong office

Opening support office in Hong Kong

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2019

China office

Opening sales & engineering office in China

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2019

MTi 600-series

Launch of the MTi 600-series

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2020

New logo

Launch of the new Xsens logo

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2020

Xsens DOT

Launch of the Xsens DOT wearable sensor

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2021

Xsens Gloves

Introduction of the Xsens Gloves by Manus

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2021

Movella

Rebranding: mCube, Kinduct, and Xsens to Movella

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2021

Extend Enschede office

Opening of new "West wing" in Enschede

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2023

NASDAQ

Movella (MVLA) goes public on the stock market

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2024

New CEO

Eric Salzman joins Movella as new CEO

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2024

Optimus

Tesla Optimus humanoid robot being trained using Xsens

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2024

Xsens, a Movella brand

Updated Xsens, a Movella brand visual identity

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2024

Xsens Sirius

Launch of Xsens Sirius

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2025

25 Years

Xsens 25 year anniversary