--- title: Nexus Markerless - Marker-Free Capture For Life Sciences --- [![Vicon Logo](https://info.vicon.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/ViconMotion_January2024/images/logo-white.svg "Vicon Logo")](https://www.vicon.com/) #### **NEXUS MARKERLESS** # Markerless Capture, Built Into Your Nexus Workflow Nexus Markerless brings markerless tracking into the same ecosystem as your marker-based workflow, so you can capture more data, faster.  [DISCUSS MARKERLESS WITH THE TEAM](https://info.vicon.com/nexus-markerless#form) ## **Introducing Nexus Markerless**  Nexus Markerless is an integrated ecosystem for both marker-based and markerless capture along with devices such as force plates and object tracking.​  ![Markerless Model (1)](https://info.vicon.com/hubfs/Markerless%20Model%20(1).png "Markerless Model (1)") ### Full Data Transparency Nexus Markerless exposes the underlying keypoint data instead of handing you a black box. Export it, manipulate it, run it through your own scripts. ![James Markerless](https://info.vicon.com/hubfs/James%20Markerless.png "James Markerless") ### **Hybrid Tracking**  Nexus Markerless is an integrated ecosystem for both marker-based and markerless capture - allowing you to capture both marker-free subjects and markered objects simultaenously. ![VE1122](https://info.vicon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VE1122.jpg?width=2000&height=2000&name=VE1122.jpg "VE1122") ### **Real-Time Visualization** See your data as it's captured. Verify quality before the subject has even left the lab, and cut down on post-processing time.  ## **See Nexus Markerless in Action** ![](https://play.vidyard.com/bKp3f34RYm6Jc6HWMPSRpP.jpg) ## **Why** **Nexus Markerless?** **![Markers (1)](https://info.vicon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Markers%20(1).png?width=119&height=119&name=Markers%20(1).png)Simultaneous Hybrid Capture** Run markerless and marker-based capture at the same time, giving your lab the flexibility to blend methodologies in one session. **![ChatGPT Image Sep 17, 2026, 09\_28\_02 AM](https://info.vicon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ChatGPT%20Image%20Sep%2017%2c%202026%2c%2009_28_02%20AM.png?width=179&height=119&name=ChatGPT%20Image%20Sep%2017%2c%202026%2c%2009_28_02%20AM.png)Real-time Data Visualization**  Verify data quality during capture, before the subject leaves.   **![ChatGPT Image Sep 17, 2026, 10\_19\_02 AM](https://info.vicon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ChatGPT%20Image%20Sep%2017%2c%202026%2c%2010_19_02%20AM.png?width=179&height=119&name=ChatGPT%20Image%20Sep%2017%2c%202026%2c%2010_19_02%20AM.png)** **Transparent Keypoints**  See the underlying data points so you can validate your own findings. No black-box outputs.    ![Forceplate](https://info.vicon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Forceplate.png?width=179&height=119&name=Forceplate.png)  **Force Plate Support**  Simultaneous multi-modal capture with force plates, in one session.     ![ChatGPT Image Sep 17, 2026, 10\_14\_07 AM](https://info.vicon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ChatGPT%20Image%20Sep%2017%2c%202026%2c%2010_14_07%20AM.png?width=173&height=115&name=ChatGPT%20Image%20Sep%2017%2c%202026%2c%2010_14_07%20AM.png)   **Native Nexus integration**  Data flows straight into the Nexus workflows and reporting tools you already use. Zero disruption.    ![Hybrid tracking racket](https://info.vicon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hybrid%20tracking%20racket.png?width=179&height=119&name=Hybrid%20tracking%20racket.png) Object Tracking Track markered equipment alongside markerless tracking, all in one capture. [EXPLORE THE TECHNICAL DETAIL](https://info.vicon.com/understanding-markerless?hsLang=en) ## Nexus Markerless is built for teams who need to gather more data, faster and more efficiently. Run optical and markerless capture simultaneously in a single session, so you can validate and compare both outputs directly, with full transparency, in the same ecosystem you already use.  Real-time visualization, seamless force plate and object tracking, and no black-box outputs: Nexus Markerless helps you get the data you need, faster.  ## Who Is Nexus Markerless For? ### Built for clinical and academic teams who need to capture data quickly. Researchers, university classes, and sports performance institutes Teams who need to capture data quickly and increase client throughput Labs who need a faster way to capture a greater volume of data  [WILL MARKERLESS WORK FOR MY LAB?](https://info.vicon.com/nexus-markerless#form) ## ![Vicon Markerless Lock Up](https://info.vicon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Vicon%20Markerless%20Lock%20Up.png?width=300&height=50&name=Vicon%20Markerless%20Lock%20Up.png)  **Explore how Nexus Markerless fits into your existing lab workflow** [SPEAK TO A VICON ENGINEER](https://info.vicon.com/nexus-markerless#form) ## **Built Within The System You Already Know** Understand how markerless can fit into your existing workflow.  **Click the circles below to explore the Nexus ecosystem.** MARKERLESS CAPTURE Vanguard Cameras OPTICAL CAPTURE Optical Cameras INTEGRATE Force Plates PROCESS Nexus 2.21 ANALYZE Nexus Reports ### ![Vanguard (1)](https://info.vicon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Vanguard%20(1).png?width=188&height=188&name=Vanguard%20(1).png) ### Vanguard Vicon's first camera designed specifically for markerless mocap.   ## New to Vicon Motion Capture? Optical, markerless, or both: the right Vicon system depends on your research, your space and your participants. Our sales team will work through your questions with you and spec a system that fits, from marker-based optical capture to Nexus Markerless, or a setup that gives you both in one ecosystem. And if you're not sure where to begin, or don't know what you need yet, that's exactly why we're here.    [BUILD YOUR SYSTEM](https://www.vicon.com/visualization/) ## Speak to our Team of Experts #### The Vicon team can help you design a system that best fits your research goals, fill out the form below and one of our representatives will be in touch. ## Frequently Asked Questions #### What is Nexus Markerless? Nexus Markerless is motion capture software that tracks human movement without attaching markers to the subject. It uses computer vision and machine learning models to track body segments and joints, and it works within the Vicon Nexus ecosystem alongside marker-based capture, digital force plates and object tracking. You can run markerless and marker-based capture together with force plates in a single workflow, giving you richer, more integrated data from every session. Real-time visualisation lets you check data quality as it's being captured, so you can be confident in your results before your subject leaves the lab and spend less time on post-processing. Transparent keypoint data shows exactly which points were tracked to build each skeleton, with no black-box outputs, and you can export the underlying data to analyse, adapt or run through your own scripts. #### Is Nexus Markerless a separate product from Nexus? Nexus Markerless is a separate product that works within the Vicon Nexus ecosystem. Nexus Markerless data is processed in Nexus 2.21 and flows directly into your existing Nexus workflows and reporting tools, so you can add markerless capture without changing how your lab already works. Because both run in the same ecosystem, you can capture markerless and marker-based data in the same session and compare the outputs side by side. Markerless capture uses Vanguard, Vicon's first camera designed for markerless motion capture, and works alongside your existing optical cameras, digital force plates, and object tracking. #### Can you run markerless and marker-based capture at the same time? Nexus Markerless supports simultaneous hybrid capture by design when bought with an optical system. This allows labs to compare both outputs directly on the same trial, blend methodologies for different subjects, and validate markerless results against their existing marker-based data without a separate capture.  #### What hardware do I need to use Nexus Markerless? Nexus Markerless requires Vicon Vanguard cameras and Vicon Nexus 2.21 onwards. Vanguard is Vicon's first camera designed specifically for markerless motion capture. Markerless captures simultaneously with Vicon optical cameras for marker-based tracking of subjects and objects, and force plates for synchronized kinetic data, with everything captured through the same Nexus session.  #### Does Nexus Markerless work with force plates?  Yes. Nexus Markerless supports synchronised capture with force plates in the same session as markerless and marker-based tracking. This gives labs multi-modal data, kinematics and kinetics together,  without running separate captures or reconciling data from different systems afterwards.   #### Can I see markerless data in real time?  Yes. Nexus Markerless provides real-time visualization, so data can be viewed as it is captured. Operators can verify capture quality before the subject leaves the lab, which reduces failed trials and cuts post-processing time. This matters most for teams running high volumes of subjects or teaching sessions with limited lab time.  #### Can I see markerless data in real time? Yes. Nexus Markerless provides real-time visualization, so data can be viewed as it is captured. Operators can verify capture quality before the subject leaves the lab, which reduces failed trials and cuts post-processing time. This matters most for teams running high volumes of subjects or teaching sessions with limited lab time.  #### Can I access the underlying keypoint data?  Yes. Nexus Markerless exposes the underlying keypoint data rather than returning a processed output only. Keypoints can be exported, manipulated, and run through a lab's own scripts. This transparency lets researchers validate their own findings and interrogate the data behind a result, rather than accepting outputs they cannot inspect.  #### Who is Nexus Markerless for? Nexus Markerless is built for clinical and academic teams who need to capture data quickly and at volume. Typical users include biomechanics researchers, university teaching labs running student classes, and sports performance institutes needing high subject throughput. It suits teams prioritizing volume of data and speed of capture within their existing Vicon workflow.  #### Do I need to change my existing lab workflow to use Nexus Markerless? No, but you will need Nexus Markerless hardware and software to be operational. Nexus Markerless is natively integrated into Nexus, so markerless data enters the same processing and reporting workflows that a lab already uses. ![logo-white](https://info.vicon.com/hubfs/ViconMotion_January2024/images/logo-white.svg "logo-white") © Vicon Motion Systems Ltd UK registered no. 1801446 All specifications subject to change without notice.