Introducing the Leica TS20 robotic total station with edge AI: Elevating everyday productivity even in the toughest conditions

Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announced the launch of the all-new Leica TS20 robotic total station. Designed and engineered from the ground up with a deep understanding of surveyors' workflows, this total station accelerates fieldwork, simplifies daily work, streamlines repetitive tasks and avoids costly mistakes. Embodying Leica Geosystems’ leading surveying expertise and building on more than two centuries of innovating for this industry, the TS20 also incorporates insights gained directly from surveying practitioners to ensure it is specifically tailored to their real-world needs.

AI-powered productivity
A Neural Processing Unit (NPU) powers edge AI, enabling the Leica TS20 to optimise workflows autonomously, identify potential mistakes before they happen, and ensure reliable measurements while safeguarding data privacy. AI-powered target search and automatic target recognition (ATR) enable the TS20 to automatically search, aim, and measure even in adverse weather conditions like rain or mist, or when working with reflective tapes. AI-Detect recognises the target type and alerts surveyors when their target does not match the type they selected in the software. AI-Follow (available as a software update post-launch) saves time by following the Leica AP20 AutoPole even when the line of sight is interrupted.