GelSight launches precision inspection system for previously inaccessible places
29/09/2025
Modulus brings an entirely new concept to the mobile metrology and non-destructive testing space with its swappable lens and camera concept. Modulus brings the accuracy and power that GelSight’s customers have come to expect from its technology into a compact, flexible form factor to help users access previously unreachable areas.
GelSight, a pioneer in tactile intelligence technology, has introduced the new GelSight Modulus system to further expand the boundaries of tactile sensing and usher in the next generation of mobile, micron-scale measurement. Modulus is pushing past the limits of what is measurable and delivering further on GelSight’s promise to measure any material, anywhere.
Powered by GelSight’s industry-leading software platform that enables reliable, repeatable surface inspection, measurement and analysis reporting, Modulus is unlocking new applications for customers.
Engineers, line workers and field teams in aerospace, automotive and high-precision manufacturing often rely on costly and time-consuming replica workflows, subjective visual inspections or even part disassembly or destruction just to inspect critical surfaces. Modulus replaces these costly, time-consuming and destructive processes with quantitative data in seconds, including an industry-leading capability to perform these measurements inside bores.
Features of the new Modulus device include a modular design that matches that of an advanced single-lens reflex (SLR) camera system, whereby users can hot-swap lenses and cameras in real time, ensuring they always have the right toolset for a specific measurement need, whether inspecting a bore, a tight location or an open location on their product.
Modulus evolves with the user and its expandable design allows the development of lenses and cameras, creating a unique ability for metrology tools to match the pace of digital and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled product design.
Modulus can reach previously inaccessible areas with ease, including inside bores and tubes, generating new possibilities for inspection and analysis and saving parts from scrap or unnecessary disassembly and rework.
GelSight’s new gels are more durable and offer a smoother user experience for improved performance and longevity.
“The GelSight team is constantly revolutionising our product platform capabilities to further enhance surface intelligence in the metrology world. Many of our customers had been pushing for a smaller form factor with even more flexibility to reach new areas and surfaces to alleviate supply chain difficulties and costs,” said Youssef Benmokhtar, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GelSight.
“With Modulus’s flexible and scalable design, customers can now access intricate geometries with the same precision and performance they have always received from our technology. This new platform will not only meet their metrology needs now but help future-proof their operations.”
Modulus launches with the new GelSight Mobile 4.2 software, which enhances the analysis functions as with GelSight’s other trusted devices, such as the GelSight Series 2 and GelSight Max. GelSight delivers fast, high-resolution surface measurements in places traditional tools cannot reach, providing objective, repeatable data to detect defects such as scratches, corrosion and edge wear with micron-level accuracy. It is a portable, easy-to-use system that transforms subjective inspection into quantifiable decision-making, with one-click reporting for instant documentation and traceability.
