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Xsens | Movella Link
MoCap Suit

High-end, full-body MoCap suit development

Project introduction

Xsens | Movella is the market leader and innovator in motion capture (MoCap) and data analytics, based on IMU (Inertial Measurement Units) sensors, placed over the entire body: head to feet and hands. Their latest breakthrough—the Next-Generation Xsens Link Suit—redefines how human motion is captured.

Xsens (a Movella company) turned to Elitac Wearables for:

Wearable technology innovation advice (incl. hardware integration)
Smart garment & accessories development
Product usability
Organising manufacturing and pricing

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Presenting: The NextGen Xsens Link Suit (by Elitac Wearables)

The new Xsens Link Suit offers:

Unrivalled precision: Secure sensor placement, great fitting materials, smart zipper placement
Superior comfort: Breathable textiles, ergonomic fit for natural movement
Reimagined usability: Easy access, washable cabling, hot-swappable batteries for faster setup

This suit is built for breakthroughs in sports science, rehabilitation, robotics, and biomechanics.

Very inspiring. Our teams have great chemistry. Elitac Wearables showed expertise and an holistic approach, providing us input from all perspectives, and helping us to make strategic design decisions. Especially the difficult ones.

Peter Hartman, Director Product, Xsens | Movella

Key design challenges

The project required solving multiple complex challenges:

High accuracy motion capture using IMU sensors placed across the body
Secure sensor fixation to minimise signal movement artifacts
Extreme cable management for durability and washability
Freedom of movement and comfort for long sessions
Scalable production without compromising quality

Our approach

We worked hand-in-hand with Movella | Xsens to:

Design and integrate hardware and firmware for reliable connectivity
Develop textile patterns and ergonomic fit using breathable 4D fabrics
Implement washable cabling and hot-swappable batteries for uninterrupted sessions
Ensure sensor placement precision with silicone grips for data integrity

Our multidisciplinary team—hardware engineers, firmware developers, textile designers—delivered a solution that balances performance, comfort, and productivity.

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Working with Elitac Wearables

Leverage our expertise and elevate your wearable development:

Step by step development

We have an iterative approach, letting you define the pace and budget allocation of the project.

Fact based design concepts

By quickly prototyping different design concepts, we can actually quickly test and validate different ideas. This way, we continue the development in a direction that works. Plus, it helps with convincing and keeping different stakeholders aligned and believing in the design.

Holistic approach

By combining our expertise on textile, design, hardware, software and human performance, we create solutions that work on all areas of a product development. This way, we avoid 'waterfall' or 'over the fence' design problems later on in the project.

End-to-end service design (One-stop-shop)

Elitac Wearables can do design, development, prototyping, testing and organises production. This way, communication lines are short, making your project is way easier to manage.

Xsens | Movella Link MoCap Suit