Leveraging my combined experience as a biologist and filmmaker, I’ve engineered a multi axis motion-control camera system designed specifically for scientific research and natural-history cinematography. Built with industrial-grade components and powered by open-source software, this system delivers precise, repeatable motion with the flexibility to adapt to virtually any macro studio environment. It brings laboratory reliability and cinematic production quality together in one powerful platform.

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Details

Maximum payload- 40lb (18.14kg)
X axis- 25cm travel
Y axis-38cm travel
Z axis- 25cm travel
Pan axis - 360 degrees
Tilt axis-  360 degrees
Turntable rotation- 360 degrees

Features

Lens Control 
Dedicated camera power
Integrated SDI, HDMI, USB-c
Recording START/STOP trigger
​Wireless or hardwired joysticks
     

Applications

Animal Behavior Sequences
​Motion Control Timelapse
Focus Stacking
​Microphotography
Animal Physiology Research
Photogrammetry and 3d scanning

"Will's motion control system is allowing us to make exciting discoveries in salamander biomechanics that were previously impossible via conventional methods."
Dr. Christian Brown
Assistant Professor of Zoology
Kentucky Wesleyan College

See Dr. Brown's website and research covered by:

New Publication !

Brown, C.E., Goldenberg, W.P., Hinds, O.M., O'Donnell, M.K. and Staub, N.L. (2025), Vascular and Osteological Morphology of  Expanded Digit Tips Suggests Specialization in the Wandering Salamander (Aneides vagrans). Journal of Morphology, 286: e70026. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.70026

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