(Hexagon: Cobham, Surrey, U.K.) -- Hexagon has announced the winner of the second cohort of its Sixth Sense open innovation platform, which nurtures startups creating solutions to pressing manufacturing challenges.

Hexagon is a global digital reality solutions provider with technology that empowers makers to design and manufacture better and more sustainable products. It launched the Sixth Sense open innovation platform in 2022 to support the growing demand for disruptive innovation in manufacturing. The platform offers business insight and access to experts and mentorship, as well as exposure to Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division’s global customer and partner base, which includes Audi, Airbus, Meta, and Zimmer Biomet.

GelSight won the competition following an intense 10-week program of product refinement and business development that culminated in a pitching competition at The Hague, Netherlands, where it presented their company and progress to a panel of judges representing experts in technology, investment, and Hexagon leadership.

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