u-blox
About
About u-blox
u-blox supplies the positioning hardware and correction services used by autonomous machines. ZED-F20P triple-band GNSS receivers pair with PointPerfect Flex cloud-delivered PPP-RTK corrections, providing centimetre-level positioning without installing a local base station at every site.
For robotic mowers, the stack supports virtual boundaries and repeatable paths in obstructed residential environments. SPARTN compression reduces mobile bandwidth, while backend APIs, device provisioning, pooled usage plans and fleet dashboards let manufacturers operate hundreds or thousands of seasonal robots.
Products
Observed use
- ZED-F9P GNSS Module with Sunflower Labs Bee
Operational - Embedded - Sunflower Labs' Bee used a u-blox ZED-F9P receiver for RTK positioning with its Hive base station.
Source - ZED-F9P GNSS Module with Sunflower Labs Hive
Operational - Embedded - Sunflower Labs' Hive used a u-blox ZED-F9P receiver as the RTK base for Bee's precision approach.
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Supply
Supply chain relationships
- Flyby Robotics
Outbound - Navigation - Flyby Robotics F-11 Series incorporates two u-blox NEO-F9P RTK receivers
Source - Parrot
Outbound - Navigation - Parrot ANAFI Ai uses a u-blox UBX-M8030 GNSS receiver
Source - Volta Robots
Outbound - Navigation - Lawn Companion uses u-blox GNSS positioning module
Source - Aurelia Aerospace
Outbound - Navigation - u-blox supplies the M9N GNSS receiver integrated into the Aurelia X6 MAX drone
Source - Stereolabs
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - ZED Box Orin is sold with an optional u-blox ZED-F9P RTK GNSS module
Source - Xsens Technologies
Outbound - Navigation - Xsens Sirius RTK GNSS/INS incorporates a u-blox ZED-X20P GNSS receiver
Source - Xsens Technologies
Outbound - Navigation - Xsens MTi-680G GNSS/INS incorporates a u-blox ZED-F9 GNSS receiver
Source - Parrot
Outbound - Navigation - u-blox UBX-M8030 GNSS receiver is integrated in Parrot ANAFI USA
Source - Optimotive
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - u-blox supplies positioning navigation to Optimotive
Source - ARK Electronics
Outbound - Navigation - ARK X20 RTK GPS integrates a u-blox ZED-X20P receiver
Source - ARK Electronics
Outbound - Navigation - ARK GPS integrates a u-blox M9N GNSS receiver
Source - BRINC
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - u-blox supplies positioning navigation to BRINC
Source - Sunflower Labs
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - u-blox ZED-F9P GNSS is integrated into Sunflower Labs' Bee; M8N was used in an earlier configuration
Source - Sunflower Labs
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - Sunflower Labs' historical Hive base-station configuration incorporated a u-blox ZED-F9P GNSS receiver
Source - Aurelia Aerospace
Outbound - Navigation - u-blox supplies the M9N GNSS receiver integrated into the Aurelia X4 Standard drone
Source - ModalAI
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - ModalAI specifies u-blox M10 GNSS in Starling 2 Max
Source - Aurelia Aerospace
Outbound - Navigation - u-blox supplies the two F9P GNSS modules integrated into the Aurelia X6 Pro V2 drone
Source - Aurelia Aerospace
Outbound - Navigation - u-blox supplies the M9N GNSS receiver integrated into the Aurelia X8 Standard drone
Source - Aurelia Aerospace
Outbound - Navigation - u-blox supplies the M9N GNSS receiver integrated into the Aurelia X8 MAX drone
Source - Freefly Systems
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - Freefly Astro uses u-blox RTK GNSS receiver
Source - Husarion
Outbound - Navigation - The Lynx NAV01L navigation package integrates a u-blox ZED-F9P RTK receiver
Source - Aurelia Aerospace
Outbound - Navigation - u-blox supplies the two F9P GNSS modules integrated into the Aurelia X8 Pro drone
Source - RigiTech
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - u-blox supplies positioning navigation to RigiTech
Source - Aurelia Aerospace
Outbound - Navigation - u-blox supplies the M9N GNSS receiver integrated into the Aurelia X6 Standard drone
Source - Parrot
Outbound - Navigation - u-blox UBX-M8030 GNSS receiver is integrated in Parrot ANAFI
Source - ARK Electronics
Outbound - Navigation - ARK RTK GPS integrates a u-blox F9P GNSS receiver
Source - GEPRC
Outbound - robotics sensors - GEPRC GEP-M10 modules integrate the u-blox M10050 GNSS receiver
Source - Parrot
Outbound - Navigation - u-blox UBX-M8030 GNSS receiver is integrated in Parrot ANAFI Thermal
Source - ArduSimple
Outbound - Navigation - ArduSimple lists u-blox ZED-F9 and X20 receivers across its current RTK board catalog
Source - Parrot
Outbound - Sensing - Parrot lists a u-blox M10 GNSS receiver, labelled UBX-M10Q, in ANAFI UKR drones
Source - Systork
Outbound - Navigation - Systork Linnet ZED-F9P integrates the u-blox ZED-F9P GNSS receiver module
Source - FlyFishRC
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - FlyFishRC M10-IST8310 uses a u-blox M10050 GNSS chip
Source - Holybro
Outbound - Navigation - Holybro identifies u-blox M8N, M9N, M10 and ZED-F9P receivers in current GNSS products
Source - Stellaire
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - u-blox supplies positioning navigation to Stellaire
Source - Emlid
Outbound - Sensing Perception - Emlid Edge GNSS module integrates a u-blox NEO-M8N receiver
Source - CUAV
Outbound - Navigation - CUAV C-RTK 9Ps and C-RTK3 X20P use u-blox F9P and X20 receivers, respectively
Source - Bitcraze
Outbound - Compute & Control - Bitcraze AI deck 1.1 incorporates a u-blox NINA-W102 Wi-Fi module
Source - CubePilot
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - CubePilot uses u-blox NEO-M8P, ZED-F9P and SARA-R510M8S modules in configuration-dependent combinations
Source - Holybro
Outbound - Navigation - Holybro H-RTK ZED-F9P Rover incorporates a u-blox ZED-F9P GNSS receiver
Source - Husarion
Outbound - Navigation - Husarion's Panther PC09 computer option includes a u-blox ZED-F9P receiver
Source - Clearpath Robotics
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - Clearpath includes the u-blox ZED-F9P GNSS receiver in its current Starter Sensor Kit
Source - Greenzie
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - u-blox high-precision GNSS modules and augmentation support Greenzie autonomous mowing software with off-the-shelf sensors
Source - Matek Systems
Outbound - Navigation - Matek lists a u-blox M10-series GNSS receiver in its current M10Q-5883 module
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Team
- Matthias Poppel - Chief Executive Officer - Poppel leads u-blox as it supplies positioning and wireless modules for robotics, autonomous vehicles, drones, industrial automation, and connected asset workflows.
- Andreas Thiel - Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder u-blox AG - Thiel provides founder-level technical leadership for u-blox positioning and connectivity modules used in robotics, autonomous vehicles, drones, and industrial systems.
- Jean-Pierre Wyss - Head of Production and Logistics, Co-Founder u-blox AG - Wyss leads production and logistics for u-blox modules, supporting the manufacturing and supply-chain side of its robotics-relevant positioning and connectivity products.
- Christian Spörri - Chief Financial Officer - Spörri leads finance for u-blox as the company operates a global positioning and connectivity module business serving robotics and autonomous-machine markets.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-03-05 - Product Launch - u-blox launches ZED-X20D all-band dual-antenna GNSS heading module
u-blox announced the ZED-X20D on March 5, 2026 as an all-band dual-antenna GNSS heading module. The company said the module targets UAVs, autonomous machinery, marine, and robotics navigation with centimeter-level RTK positioning and motion-independent heading. u-blox said early evaluation boards would be available in April, with engineering samples later in Q2 2026.
Source - 2024-03-05 - Partnership - Abracon and u-blox pair antenna and receiver for centimetre-level GNSS
The antenna supports L1, L2, L5 and L-band correction services with a pre-filtered low-noise amplifier. Abracon identified precision agriculture, mobile robotics and UAVs as target applications. System designers receive a tested antenna-and-receiver pairing for centimetre-level positioning.
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Relations
Relationships
- Abracon
GNSS And Wireless Solution Partner - Abracon combines its antennas and services with u-blox wireless and GNSS modules for mobile-robot positioning.
- Auterion
GNSS Platform Integration - Auterion Enterprise PX4 supports u-blox F9 GNSS modules, including RTK.
- NXP Semiconductors
Platform Support - u-blox and NXP demonstrate wireless and positioning modules in the NXP partner ecosystem for embedded and robotics platforms.
Context
Comparable profiles
- Advanced Navigation
stack adjacency - GNSS Ins · Robot Localization
- VectorNav
stack adjacency - GNSS Ins · Robot Localization
- Septentrio
stack adjacency - GNSS Ins · Robot Localization
- Swift Navigation
stack adjacency - GNSS Ins · Robot Localization
- SBG Systems
stack adjacency - GNSS Ins · Robot Localization
- Fixposition
stack adjacency - GNSS Ins · Robot Localization
- Inertial Sense
stack adjacency - GNSS Ins · Robot Localization
- Exail
stack adjacency - GNSS Ins
- ANavS
stack adjacency - GNSS Ins
Context tags
- Robot localization - Capability - u-blox is tracked as a positioning and GNSS module supplier for connected and autonomous systems.
- GNSS/INS - Stack Layer - u-blox supplies GNSS positioning modules used in robotics-adjacent systems.