RLS
RLS (Renishaw-associated encoder manufacturer) is a Komenda, Slovenia-based company founded in 1989 that designs, manufactures, and supplies advanced rotary and linear magnetic encoders, encoder ICs, interpolator ICs, and photodiode arrays for precision motion control applications worldwide, with its technology adopted by engineers in humanoid robotics, AGVs, electric motors, medical devices, gimbals, and industrial automation. The company’s product range covers incremental and absolute shaft, ring, and shaftless rotary magnetic encoders — including its newly launched AksIM-4 dual concentric off-axis rotary absolute magnetic encoder for compact joint feedback in robotic systems — linear magnetic encoders in absolute and incremental configurations including the InAxis embedded solution, magnetic sensor ICs for OEM encoder design, and optical encoder modules under a partnership with TWK Electronic. RLS’s close relationship with Renishaw brings access to high-end manufacturing resources, rigorous quality systems, and global distribution infrastructure, while the company maintains its own encoder selector tool, comprehensive knowledge center with an encoder handbook and calculators, and an active product development pipeline focused on miniaturization and multi-axis sensing for humanoid robotics and next-generation motion platforms.