MicroStone Corporation マイクロストーン株式会社
Japanese firm (founded 1999 in Saku, Nagano) making MEMS-based wireless vibration recorders and motion sensors for industrial robots and biomechanics research.
MicroStone Corporation was founded in 1999 and is headquartered at Shinko-den 1934, Saku City, Nagano Prefecture 385-0007, Japan. The company specializes in MEMS-based motion and vibration sensing technologies. For industrial and mechanical applications, MicroStone produces wireless vibration data loggers, particularly the MVP-RF series, used to monitor vibration in robot joints, CNC machine tools, and rotating industrial machinery.
These devices feature multi-channel configurations of 3, 6, or 10 channels, triaxial accelerometers, wireless data transmission, and high-frequency sampling capability. For human body motion measurement, MicroStone produces compact wearable motion recorders combining accelerometers and gyro sensors, used in biomechanical research, rehabilitation engineering, and sports science. The company has been cited in academic literature for sensor products used in wheelchair motion analysis and physical activity assessment.
MicroStone's development draws on collaboration with the Industrial Research Institute of Nagano Prefecture and academic partners.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
MVP-RF Wireless Vibration Recorder
Multi-channel wireless MEMS vibration and motion recorder for industrial robot and machine tool monitoring.
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1999
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Asia-Pacific
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