Fixposition cooperates with Chinese Sixents Technology

The Schlieremer Fixposition AG is teaming up with Sixents Technology. The Chinese company will use the startup’s sensors to make its positioning offerings more precise. Sixents Technology solutions are used throughout China.

The Fixposition AG  has a partnership with Sixents Technology from Beijing decided. According to a Media Release the Chinese company will use sensors from Fixposition that enable centimeter-precise positioning data.

Sixents Technology is a provider of high-precision positioning solutions based on global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). The company has installed about 3000 so-called permanently operated reference stations (CORS) across China. Sixents Technology's positioning data is reportedly used by players in a wide range of industries.

The combination of Fixposition's and Sixents Technology's technologies enables "high-precision global positioning for a broader range of application scenarios," Zhenzhong Su, co-founder and CEO of Fixposition, is quoted as saying. The collaboration will enable solutions for autonomous devices operating in complex environments where satellite signals are susceptible to interference, he said.

Fixposition is a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich(ETH). The start-up's sensors are already being used in autonomous lawn mowers, sweeping robots and agricultural robots. ce/ssp

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