CameraBotics :: Cinema Robotics & Intelligent Motion Control Solutions for Film & Commercials

CameraBotics is a Boston-based company specializing in cinema robotics and intelligent motion control solutions for film, commercials, virtual production, and high-end video content creation. The company provides both advanced software and hardware systems that transform industrial robotic arms into professional cinema robots, enabling filmmakers to achieve complex, repeatable, and highly precise camera movements that would be difficult or impossible with traditional equipment.

Their flagship software, Lensmaster, is a real-time animation and motion control platform. It supports keyframing, timeline editing, joystick jogging, dynamic FIZ (Focus, Iris, Zoom) control, target tracking, music synchronization, and virtual production workflows (including FreeD streaming to Unreal Engine). Lensmaster is compatible with KUKA and Universal Robots arms and is praised for its intuitive interface and powerful features.

Key robot-based products include:

• PIXEL Cinema Robot: A compact, ultra-portable robotic arm (weighing just 14 kg with ~850 mm reach). It is designed for tabletop, on-location, and on-the-go filming. It supports both camera movement and product/model moving.
• CRA1300: A portable, backdrivable collaborative cinema robot with 1300 mm reach and 10 kg payload. Ideal for macro videography and location shoots.
• CRA1700: An extended-reach, high-payload model for more demanding shots.
• CRX1100 and CRX1440: Advanced performance cinema robots offering speed, power, and precision for studio and virtual production environments.

CameraBotics also offers supporting hardware like the Action Server (trigger box for lights, pneumatics, and motors) and complete turnkey robot packages. Their solutions are used by top studios worldwide for high-end productions.