Modern robotics hits Hollywood. IRIS: The most advanced camera rig ever created. • Hacker News Board

Re: Modern robotics hits Hollywood. IRIS: The most advanced camera rig ever created.

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Post by pezh0re » Wed, Jun 20, 2012, 1:29 PM UTC

Did anyone check out the Kungfu demo? Is that Keanu Reeves?

Re: Modern robotics hits Hollywood. IRIS: The most advanced camera rig ever created.

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Post by Sottilde » Wed, Jun 20, 2012, 1:30 PM UTC

pezh0re wrote: post #11

Did anyone check out the Kungfu demo? Is that Keanu Reeves?

Looks like he's gone full-on sad Keanu. Which is too bad, I'd be a lot happier if I had one of those cameras. That thing has some really incredible reach. I wonder how it's controlled and how they make sure it doesn't collide with the actors?

Re: Modern robotics hits Hollywood. IRIS: The most advanced camera rig ever created.

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Post by tintin » Wed, Jun 20, 2012, 1:35 PM UTC

Here some action: http://www.botndolly.com/media#/medium/15

I think it's very scary standing next to a moving robot that close. It doesn't stop when you get in the way. Hope someone is holding a emergency stop button.

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Post by patrickk » Wed, Jun 20, 2012, 2:29 PM UTC

duiker101 wrote: post #2

A couple of days ago on reddit this was posted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKC6j7pW6T0 It's kind of similar and really interesting. The precision, speed and strength of this robots always amazed me.

That video is incredibly cool. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Modern robotics hits Hollywood. IRIS: The most advanced camera rig ever created.

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Post by sitkack » Wed, Jun 20, 2012, 2:34 PM UTC

Damn this thing is dangerous. It should never be within its most extended position away from people.

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Post by pawelwentpawel » Wed, Jun 20, 2012, 3:05 PM UTC

Lewton wrote: post #3

This, mixed with drones with cameras like the ones used here: http://vimeo.com/36341233 makes some pretty exciting cinematography possible

thanks for the link, looks great! If you want a video of the drone itself take a look in here - http://www.omstudios.de/OMCOPTER-Flying-Epic

Looks impressive

Re: Modern robotics hits Hollywood. IRIS: The most advanced camera rig ever created.

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Post by loevborg » Wed, Jun 20, 2012, 3:18 PM UTC

Lewton wrote: post #3

This, mixed with drones with cameras like the ones used here: http://vimeo.com/36341233 makes some pretty exciting cinematography possible

Thanks so much for this link. I had no idea this was even possible.

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Post by mitjak » Wed, Jun 20, 2012, 3:26 PM UTC

Reminds me of Garbage's "Breaking Up The Girl": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFHmn22PkKU

and how it enjoys making the camera rig an active participant in the video.

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Post by dsr_ » Wed, Jun 20, 2012, 3:28 PM UTC

tintin wrote: post #13

Here some action: http://www.botndolly.com/media#/medium/15 I think it's very scary standing next to a moving robot that close. It doesn't stop when you get in the way. Hope someone is holding a emergency stop button.

If you've got the right sensors, any unexpected resistance could be used as a trigger to stop motion faster than any human could do it.

The SawStop system does it with electrical conductivity, but feedback from servos will do as well.

Re: Modern robotics hits Hollywood. IRIS: The most advanced camera rig ever created.

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Post by mistercow » Wed, Jun 20, 2012, 3:33 PM UTC

phn wrote: post #5

I know it's a little off-topic. But that camera looks a lot like GLaDOS from Portal, looking right at me.

That's because both are descended from a common ancestor. GLaDOS is designed to look like contemporary robots, and IRIS is clearly very much based on existing robot designs used in manufacturing, like this one: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Automatio...