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Let us Determine What Tech you Need

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What We Provide

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Robot Motion & Behaviour Research

Optical and inertial motion capture systems provide ground-truth kinematic data for robot motion validation, gait analysis, and algorithm benchmarking. 

Whether you're tracking a single arm or a fleet of autonomous platforms, our systems deliver the accuracy your research requires.

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Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)

Understanding how people and robots move together is critical for safe, effective collaboration.

Mocap gives you precise, synchronised data on both the human operator and the robotic system, enabling you to study proximity, intent, handover and safety margins with full confidence in your data.

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Robotics

Precision motion capture and immersive technology for robotics research, development, and training.

How We Work

Consultations

1. We Discover Your Needs 

Through a thorough consultation process, we work with you to learn what you need from your system.

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2. We Give You a Demo

Get hands on with a technology demonstration inside our studio before you commit.

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3. We Design Your Solution

Our team design engineers a solution that fits with your goal and your budget, which we can refine with you.

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4. We Install Your Solution

Our engineers travel to your site and install your system, ensuring all is operational before we leave.

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5. We Train You

Get the most out of your system by utilising a training session. Available on site to staff or at our studio.

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6. We Offer Support 

Rest assured - if you have an issue with your system, our included support is just a phone call away.

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Case Studies

Testimonials

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For us, this OptiTrack system is crucial. It offers a consistent level of accuracy that is pivotal to the quality of our research. We’re looking forward to seeing where it takes us.

Dr James Hilder, Senior Technical Team Manager, ISA at University of York

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FAQ

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    3D Tracking for Manufacturing

    This technology enables detailed tracking of tools, components, and machinery, ensuring accuracy and efficiency on the factory floor.

     

    For example, Target3D’s work with Loughborough University utilised mocap to refine 3D-printed concrete manufacturing, ensuring precision in construction applications.

  • leceister uni gait analysis

    3D Tracking for Manufacturing

    This technology enables detailed tracking of tools, components, and machinery, ensuring accuracy and efficiency on the factory floor.

     

    For example, Target3D’s work with Loughborough University utilised mocap to refine 3D-printed concrete manufacturing, ensuring precision in construction applications.

  • leceister uni gait analysis

    3D Tracking for Manufacturing

    This technology enables detailed tracking of tools, components, and machinery, ensuring accuracy and efficiency on the factory floor.

     

    For example, Target3D’s work with Loughborough University utilised mocap to refine 3D-printed concrete manufacturing, ensuring precision in construction applications.

  • leceister uni gait analysis

    3D Tracking for Manufacturing

    This technology enables detailed tracking of tools, components, and machinery, ensuring accuracy and efficiency on the factory floor.

     

    For example, Target3D’s work with Loughborough University utilised mocap to refine 3D-printed concrete manufacturing, ensuring precision in construction applications.

  • leceister uni gait analysis

    3D Tracking for Manufacturing

    This technology enables detailed tracking of tools, components, and machinery, ensuring accuracy and efficiency on the factory floor.

     

    For example, Target3D’s work with Loughborough University utilised mocap to refine 3D-printed concrete manufacturing, ensuring precision in construction applications.

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What it is

Motion capture gives engineers and researchers the ability to track robots, drones, end effectors and human operators with sub-millimetre accuracy in real time, without the latency or occlusion limitations of vision-only systems.


At Target3D, we design and deliver complete mocap and immersive technology solutions for robotics labs, research institutions, and advanced manufacturing facilities. From single-robot tracking to full human-robot interaction environments with XR overlays, we build systems that fit your workflow and your space. Our service covers everything from initial consultation and system design through to installation, calibration, and ongoing support.

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Try Before You Buy

In our brand new central London demo space you can see and try the tech before you buy. Meet the onsite experts and experience our biomechanics area, edit suite, VR area and mocap stage.

IN YOUR TIMEZONE

With our HQ in London, we're on your wave length and in your time zone. Access our experts in real time and when your business needs us, ensuring your project stays on time and on target.

All Logistics Covered

We take care of all the logistics, shipping duties and customs so you can focus on the end result. Our 1 year support contract means our expertise stays with you well after set up. We've got you covered.

Install & Training

Guiding you from design to install, we'll setup the system for you and ensure everything is ready to go, with onsite user training. Our engineers have been installing mocap tech for 20+ years and with our SLA as standard your project is secured.

Consultancy Service

Meet our team of independent, unbiased motion capture exerts. with over 30 years combined experience, we curate products from the whole market to ensure your project performs on budget, on time and you #StayOnTarget.

Hire and Backup

For affordability, or if you just need the kit once. we offer wet & dry system hire. Wet hire (with technician) on a day-by-day basis or, for existing customers, we also offer dry hire to extend the system you have for that mission-critical shoot.

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Motion capture installations optimise production processes, improve quality control and streamline automation.

This technology enables detailed tracking of tools, components, and machinery, ensuring accuracy and efficiency on the factory floor.

 

For example, Target3D’s work with Loughborough University utilised mocap to refine 3D-printed concrete manufacturing, ensuring precision in construction applications.

 

Our installation for Made In Space, Inc. in Luxembourg supported robotic manufacturing in simulated space conditions, showcasing advanced tracking for cutting-edge production.

 

Additionally, the Prorok Lab at the University of Cambridge benefitted from a 12 camera OptiTrack system to track autonomous robots, enhancing manufacturing research. 

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Teleoperation & Immersive Control

Pair motion capture with XR headsets and haptic feedback systems to build compelling teleoperation interfaces.

Allow operators to control robots remotely with spatial awareness and real-time feedback. Ideal for research into remote manipulation, surgical robotics and hazardous environment tasks.

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Robotic Manufacturing & Quality Control

Track tools, components and robotic end effectors on the factory floor or in a research cell to ensure precision at every stage of automated assembly. 

Motion data helps close the loop between simulation and real-world performance.

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Our Key Suppliers

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Autonomous Systems & Navigation

Validate the localisation and path-planning of ground robots, UAVs and mobile platforms in controlled indoor environments. 

Our marker-based and markerless solutions provide the external reference ground truth that onboard sensors alone can't offer.

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#FlyingRobotsLab at Tecnalia

Together with Tecnalia Research & Innovation, Target3D Iberia has traveled to Aduna in Guipúzcoa, Spain, where it has delivered a complete turnkey UAV Tracking solution for the installation of Flying Robots Lab. 

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Hal Robotics: Mobile Robotics in Construction

HAL Robotics needed a tracking system to locate their platform and work surfaces within a construction site facsimile.

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Tracking Robots at The Institute for Safe Autonomy

The ISA in York is currently performing research in the field of robotics and autonomous systems.

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