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Our motion tracking products power a wide variety of applications around the world. With over 50 years of being the industry leader, our tracking and 3D digitizing products are far reaching, and used in ground breaking applications in medical, military, and research.

Our sensors are embedded in the latest medical training simulators, providing an unmatched experience for medical professionals. Our military is equipped to defend with our tracking technology. We power diverse biomechanics and motion measurement research - our technology is the trusted choice for some of the most challenging tracking applications.

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Military

The Trusted Military Resource for Over 50 Years

Through focused IRAD efforts, we continue to raise the bar with advancements in electromagnetic physics, computational algorithms, digital signal processing and mechanical techniques. The results set new standards in tracking accuracy and ease of system integration.

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Medical

Powering the Future of Medical Technology

The future of medical technology is full of applications that value motion tracking and localization measurement. The latest advancements now allow for instantaneous feedback from high accuracy, embeddable, sensors that do not require line-of-sight in order to track continuously.

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Research and Development

Take Your Research Project to the Next Level

Our technology enables state-of-the-art industrial training simulators, fuels performance analysis for elite athletes, and facilitates critical breakthroughs for top researchers through electromagnetic tracking.

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What's your motion tracking challenge?

Unique, off-the-wall, or difficult to achieve? That's where we step in

Working on something outside of the box and not sure if we can help? Chances are, we can! We offer precision tracking and 3D digitizing capabilities for a wide range of applications - no matter how complicated the tracking challenge may be.

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Over 50 years of experience

Polhemus motion tracking technology is able to produce repeatable and reliable results--which is critical in obtaining the necessary data.

Dr. Howard Poizner
World Renowned Neuroscientist, Poizner Lab

G4 is really remarkable, in front of any other device that we experienced until now. It’s really a great product that definitely surpasses all others in its class.

Roberto Furlan
Managing Director, Khymeia

A great advantage of the PATRIOT tracking system used in SEP (SimSurgery Educational Platform is a customer product) is that it measures the position and orientation of the free instruments without having the instruments anchored in a mechanical measurement system. This feature makes the simulator user interface very flexible and allows the user to freely select an instrument port. As a consequence, the system can be used to simulate scenarios with any port configurations, including single incision laparoscopic surgery.

Vidar Sorhus
SimSurgery

We tested dozens of technologies, but only Polhemus gave us consistent, plug-and-play performance and the ability to capture even the tiniest instrument movements with sub-millimeter accuracy.

Zaurbek Morgoev
Medical Advisor, Practicing Orthopedist at BE.MED.SKILLED
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FAQs

Find answers to common questions about our motion tracking solutions and services.

What is electromagnetic tracking and how does it work?

Polhemus uses proprietary AC electromagnetic technology to track motion. Our technology typically requires three pieces of equipment: a source, at least one sensor, and a system electronics unit (SEU).

The source creates an electromagnetic (EM) field. Sensors precisely measure position and orientation in real-time as they are moved within the EM field. The SEU contains the hardware and software necessary to power the source and compute sensor position and orientation.

This technology can be ideal for motion capture, simulation, robotics technologies, and many others.

How accurate is motion capture?

Motion capture is the process of translating real life motion into a computer-generated version. With the electromagnetic motion tracking, Polhemus users can watch their motion capture come to life digitally.

Our technology boasts low latency rates, allowing for near real-time results in motion capture. This makes it ideal for a variety of applications ranging from animation to sports medicine. For more information about accuracy and latency within our motion trackers, view our products here.

Can I integrate a Polhemus system into my product?

Yes! Polhemus sensors are fully embeddable and can be integrated into many use cases. To see how we’ve tackled this in the past, view our MedVision or SimSurgery cases studies.

What is the tracking range and is it scalable?

Tracking range will depend on what system you are using. We specialize in highly accurate small-range tracking, primarily over several feet, but our systems can track room sized spaces as well. 

Our devices are scalable and can be used for long-range applications.

Is tracking all that Polhemus does?

While electromagnetic motion tracking is the core of what we do, we offer other tracking solutions.

We offer a 3D Digitizing probe, perfect for those interested in a version of scanning technology. This would be a great fit for EEG localization or CAD modeling applications.

How can I contact you?

You can fill out our Contact Us form here. Additionally, you can email any inquiries to sales@polhemus.com or call us at (800) 357-4777 if you reside within the U.S. & Canada or (802) 655-3159 if outside the U.S. & Canada.

Do you offer support?

Yes, we do! Please see our Technical Support page for more information. You can also email us with any support questions at techsupport@polhemus.com.