Bolt

Bolt High Speed Camera Robot

The Bolt™ High-Speed Camera Robot is the fastest of its kind – capturing images in crisp focus that would be impossible by hand or any other method. The Bolt™ adds an entirely new perspective to filming – whether shooting commercials, tabletop work, film or television.

Track

Metres per sec.

Payload

Max Lens Height

3.5

Metres

Key Features

High Speed Capture

From a standstill to full high-speed motion and back to a complete stop in fractions of a second, the Bolt™ Cinebot™ rig captures the fastest action with absolute precision. Capable of horizontal and vertical movement speeds of up to 2 metres per second, and a 180-degrees of rotation in a 1 second, the Bolt can keep up with almost anything.

Bolt™ Highlights

High-speed robotic arm
Camera payload up to 20kg
Track speeds up to 5m/sec
Arm reach 2m
Max Height 3.5m
Can be used as both camera rig or model mover

Industry Standard Software

Flair is MRMC’s premier motion control software. Designed to give exceptional command over camera movement, Flair precisely controls up to 500 axes of motion and interfaces seamlessly with CGI packages. Flair is the tool that makes your vision reality.

Feature Highlights

TURNTABLES

Synchronised motion with external triggers and model movers for extreme precision timing.

PORTABLE

Portable, lightweight robotic unit, designed to be set-up and ready for shooting in under an hour.

TIMECODE | LIGHTING

Trigger from timecode. Control DMX Lighting.

TIMELAPSE

Create incredible timelapse with dynamic movement and feel.

REPEATABLE

Every camera move under complete control – precisely repeatable.

TARGET TRACKING

Define location of your object in space, to simplify any complex move.

LENS CONTROL

High speed, precise control of zoom, iris & lens. Fastest & most powerful motors in the world.

MAYA

Take moves planned in Maya and feed them into the Bolt – or interface to augmented or virtual reality in real-time.

Track Options

Bolt™ On Track

To add another dimension of movement for the Bolt™, you can run the high speed camera robot on a track. Follow any object, person, or landscape to give much more flexibility in terms of visual creativity. Capable of speeds of up to 5 metres per second, execute any number of complex camera movements with pinpoint accuracy for new levels of dynamic high-speed tracking shots.

Specifications

OPERATING ENVELOPE
- Max Height (from ground)
  
  3.5m / 11'5"
- Lowest Position
  
  0m / 0'
- Max Reach (from rotate centre)
  
  2.0m / 6'6"
RIG PERFORMANCE
- Track
  
  Unlimited range of travel @ 5m/s
- Rotate
  
  +/- 160˚ range of travel @ 240˚/s
- Lift
  
  +/- 137˚ range of travel @ 240˚/s
- Arm
  
  +/- 150˚ range of travel @ 300˚/s
- Pan
  
  +/- 270˚ range of travel @ 350˚/s
- Tilt
  
  +/- 120˚ / -105˚ range of travel @ 350˚/s
- Roll
  
  +/- 270˚ range of travel @ 870˚/s
PRACTICAL SHOOTING SPEEDS
- Vertical
  
  1m (3’3”) vertical movement /0.5s
- Horizontal
  
  1m (3’3”) horizontal movement /0.5
- Arc
  
  Complete 180˚ arc with 75cm (2’5”) radius /1.5s
- Complete 180˚ arc with 45cm (2’5”) radius /1s

RIG WEIGHTS
- Bolt + Base
  
  600kg / 1323lbs
- Maximum camera payload
  
  20kg / 44lbs
POWER CONNECTION
- Power Requirements
  
  3x 400 volts, 32 amps, 50-60Hz
- Generator
  
  3k VA (Bolt™) 14k VA (Bolt™ on track)

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CONTROLLERS

Flair

Flair precisely controls up to 500 axes of motion and is fully compatible with all of our motion control rigs, heads and accessories.

PAN BARS

A natural and intuitive way of controlling a motion control head, Pan Bars can be used in isolation or conjunction with other axis controllers, and movements can be recorded and accurately played back as required.

HANDWHEELS

Frame your shot and accurately record manual camera movements for repeated playback in Flair. Compatible with all MRMC Motion Control heads and rigs, and assignable in Flair to control any axis of motion, the MRMC balanced handwheels have a very fluid feel just as top DoPs and directors would expect. Additional standard built-in features like electronic gearing/scaling and direction adjustment make the handwheels a perfect accessory for all rigs.

HAND HELD BOX

The Hand Held Box, or Jog Box, is a remote unit that connects to a Flair controlled rig, giving the user the freedom to move around the studio when inputting moves. Users can configure the Hand Held Box to individual requirements.

FOCUS

Gain accurate manual control of the focus and aperture of your lens. Use the Focus/Iris Controller together with the MSA-20 Hand-wheels or Flair Motion Control software to record and playback lens movements.

ZOOM

Manually control the focal length of your lens with the Zoom Controller. Use together with the MSA-20 Handwheels or Flair Motion Control software to record and playback the zoom motion.

Accessories

BLOOP LIGHTS

Use Bloop Lights to mark specific frames with a bright flash of light during shooting. The ‘blooped’ frame enables editors to match up angles from a multi-camera shoot quickly.

FOCUS/IRIS/ZOOM LENS CONTROL MOTORS

Playback programmed moves or record manual lens movements for later playback with these precision-machined, highly accurate lens control motors. Compatible with wide a variety of types and sizes of lenses.

TRIGGERS BOX

Connect of your external equipment, such as lights, to the Flair Motion Control software using the Triggers Box. This simple solution allows you to trigger all of your equipment through Flair, giving you full, accurate control of every aspect of your shoot.