Motion Sense
E361436
Motion Sense is Google’s radar-based gesture control and presence detection technology that lets users interact with Pixel phones using hand movements without touching the screen.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Motion Sense canonical | 2 |
| MotionSense technology | 1 |
| Project Soli | 1 |
| Project Soli radar sensor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3472967 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Motion Sense Context triple: [Google Pixel 4, hasFeature, Motion Sense]
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A.
Moto 360
Moto 360 is a line of Android Wear-based smartwatches known for their round displays and minimalist design.
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B.
Fitbit Sense
Fitbit Sense is a health-focused smartwatch by Fitbit that offers advanced fitness tracking, heart and stress monitoring, and smart features like notifications and apps.
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C.
Fitbit
Fitbit is a consumer electronics and fitness company best known for its wearable activity trackers and smartwatches that monitor health and exercise metrics.
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D.
Google Fit
Google Fit is a health and fitness tracking platform by Google that aggregates activity, workout, and wellness data across devices and apps.
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E.
PixelSense
PixelSense is Microsoft’s high-resolution, touch- and pen-enabled display technology used in Surface devices for precise, responsive input and vivid visuals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Motion Sense Target entity description: Motion Sense is Google’s radar-based gesture control and presence detection technology that lets users interact with Pixel phones using hand movements without touching the screen.
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A.
Moto 360
Moto 360 is a line of Android Wear-based smartwatches known for their round displays and minimalist design.
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B.
Fitbit Sense
Fitbit Sense is a health-focused smartwatch by Fitbit that offers advanced fitness tracking, heart and stress monitoring, and smart features like notifications and apps.
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C.
Fitbit
Fitbit is a consumer electronics and fitness company best known for its wearable activity trackers and smartwatches that monitor health and exercise metrics.
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D.
Google Fit
Google Fit is a health and fitness tracking platform by Google that aggregates activity, workout, and wellness data across devices and apps.
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E.
PixelSense
PixelSense is Microsoft’s high-resolution, touch- and pen-enabled display technology used in Surface devices for precise, responsive input and vivid visuals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
presence detection technology
ⓘ
radar-based gesture recognition technology ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Google hardware event October 2019 ⓘ |
| basedOnResearchProject |
Project Soli
ⓘ
linked to:
Motion Sense
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| category |
human–computer interaction technology
ⓘ
mobile device sensor technology ⓘ |
| commercialStatus | discontinued on later Pixel phone generations ⓘ |
| controls |
alarm behavior
ⓘ
lock screen wake behavior ⓘ media playback actions ⓘ |
| detectsProperty |
distance of objects from phone
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hand motion ⓘ presence of user near device ⓘ |
| developer | Google ⓘ |
| enablesInteractionType |
hand movement recognition
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proximity-based presence detection ⓘ touchless gesture control ⓘ |
| featureOf |
Pixel 4 ambient display behavior
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Pixel 4 face unlock system ⓘ Pixel 4 media controls ⓘ |
| firstIntroducedInDevice |
Pixel 4
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linked to:
Google Pixel 4
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| firstReleaseDate | 2019-10 ⓘ |
| hardwareBasis |
Project Soli radar sensor
ⓘ
linked to:
Motion Sense
|
| integratedWith |
Pixel 4 front sensor array
ⓘ
linked to:
Google Pixel 4
|
| marketedAs | Motion Sense ⓘ |
| platform | Android ⓘ |
| primaryUseCase | hands-free interaction when screen is not touched ⓘ |
| privacyCharacteristic |
does not capture photographic images
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processes motion data locally on device ⓘ |
| regionAvailability | not enabled in all countries ⓘ |
| regulatoryConstraint | subject to spectrum regulations for 60 GHz band ⓘ |
| removedFromDeviceLine |
Google Pixel 5
ⓘ
Google Pixel 6 ⓘ
linked to:
Pixel 6
|
| requires | specialized radar hardware in phone bezel ⓘ |
| sensingTechnology | 60 GHz radar ⓘ |
| successorConcept | Soli-based presence sensing in later Nest devices ⓘ |
| supportsGesture |
reach detection to prepare face unlock
ⓘ
silence alarms gesture ⓘ silence timers gesture ⓘ skip music track gesture ⓘ snooze alarms gesture ⓘ wave hand to dismiss calls (in some regions) ⓘ |
| usedByDevice |
Google Pixel 4
ⓘ
Google Pixel 4 XL ⓘ
linked to:
Google Pixel 4
|
| userBenefit |
ability to control media without touching screen
ⓘ
faster phone response when user reaches for device ⓘ |
| usesModulation | frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Motion Sense Description of subject: Motion Sense is Google’s radar-based gesture control and presence detection technology that lets users interact with Pixel phones using hand movements without touching the screen.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Motion Sense
linked to: Motion Sense
linked to: Motion Sense