4D1
"Millimeter-Level 3D Indoor Positioning and 6DoF Orientation"
Canadian startup providing mm-accurate 6DoF indoor positioning and Spatial AI for industrial robots — drift-free, camera-free, no SLAM.
4D1 is a Canadian technology company founded in 2023 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. The company develops ultra-precise indoor positioning and spatial intelligence systems for industrial automation environments, targeting factories, warehouses, and process-centric industries where GPS is unavailable and conventional vision-based tracking lacks the accuracy or reliability required for production-grade automation.
4D1 core platform delivers millimeter-level 3D positioning with full six-degrees-of-freedom tracking, capturing X, Y, Z translation and roll, pitch, and yaw rotation simultaneously, without relying on cameras, SLAM algorithms, or any infrastructure that introduces positional drift over time. This differentiates 4D1 from vision-based tracking systems, which suffer in low-light or occluded environments, and from UWB-only systems that provide position but not full orientation.
The flagship hardware product is the T2 Positioning System, a rugged sensor unit engineered for integration onto industrial robots, end-effectors, hand tools, and wearable devices for workers. The T2 provides real-time millimeter-accurate position and orientation data in environments hostile to optical systems. 4D1 has been awarded a US patent for its core indoor positioning technology, reflecting the proprietary nature of the underlying sensor and algorithm architecture.
Beyond hardware positioning, 4D1 offers a Physical Hyperautomation Platform that fuses its real-time positioning data with industrial IoT sensor streams to power live digital twin applications, enabling operators to monitor and analyze the physical state of production operations continuously. The Digital Work Guidance module overlays live positional intelligence onto digital work instructions, tracking, validating, and logging each procedural step as it is performed by a worker or automated system, replacing static paper-based or screen-based procedures with active, position-aware process control.
Primary target sectors include discrete and process manufacturing, automotive assembly, aerospace manufacturing, and logistics fulfillment operations. 4D1 has showcased its technology at Automate and Hannover Messe trade shows. The company is backed by Metiquity Ventures, a Calgary-based deep-technology venture firm. The solution is designed as a plug-and-play hardware and software stack requiring no facility-level infrastructure changes beyond sensor installation.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
T2 Indoor Positioning System
- Model: T2
- Launch Year: 2024
Rugged 6DoF indoor positioning sensor delivering millimeter-level 3D accuracy for robots, tools, and workers in factories.
Physical Hyperautomation Platform
- Launch Year: 2024
Fuses IIoT sensor data with mm-accurate indoor positioning to power real-time digital twin and workflow automation.
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Contact 4D1
WEBSITE
https://www.4d1.ioHEADQUARTERS
Canada
Company Facts
Founded
2023
Primary Role
Component Supplier
Company Size
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Primary Region
North America
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Funding Stage
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Funding Total
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