Motion control for creative, show-stopping effects

Spline has a fleet of 8 high-speed motion control robotic arms. They're the perfect tool to facilitate impressive shots for your advertising, feature film, event, or broadcast projects.

TESSA motion control robotic arm holding a cinema camera in a dark filming studio

Possibilities

Why use motion control ?

Motion control robots aren't mere toys to play with speed on set. They're a reliable, valuable technology that can guarantee the desired outcome. As such, these highspeed robotic arms are the perfect tool to make sure the creatives, production and clients are aligned on the end result at all times.

Infinite possibilities

creative applications with motion control

Motion Control is one of the most powerful tools when dealing with practical and virtual effects. Multipass, macro shots, model movers, split screens, editing effects, slow motion: all of this is possible in motion, thanks to our high speed robotic arms. Want to get more inspiration? Browse our collection of creative effects !
Our motion control projects
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3D Previz

Our operators determine the best robot for your project, before creating a 3D previsualization following your storyboard.

Motion control operator and assistant programming a robot rig beside the camera team

On-set technologies

An operator and their assistant handle the motion control on set, in collaboration with the camera and image crew.

Fight scene staged in a garage set, shot with motion control for VFX post-production

Post-production

Our operators can send over the 3D files of the robot's trajectories, to help VFX teams with the camera tracking process.

How we work

No more "we'll see it in post": solve everything in pre-production

Advantages

Useful technology for the entire crew

Directors / DOPs

Unleash your creativity and dare to create impossible effects (multipass, light sequences, scaling effects...)

Producers / Production Managers

Optimize your shooting days and costs with confidence.

Agency / Brands

Maximize the impact and quality of your content, while meeting deadlines and staying on brand.

Tech crew / VFX teams

Easily integrate those solutions and data to your existing workflows and make your life easier.

Meet the crew

our fleet of high-speed robots

BOB

Bob is the biggest robot of our fleet. The perfect model mover, it can carry up to 180kg!
290cm reach / 180kg payload / 212cm base

ROMEO

Romeo is our most modular robot yet. Light and customizable, it can even fit on the roof of a car!
130cm reach / 10kg payload / Modular base

TESSA

Tessa is a wide range motion control and the go-to for almost any shoot.
310cm reach / 20kg payload / 200cm base

JARVIS

Jarvis's slightly smaller build makes it a very versatile motion control robot.
210cm reach / 20kg payload / 115cm base

SAM

Sam is similar to Jarvis, a versatile motion control robot well-suited for advertising.
160cm reach / 18kg payload / 115cm base

ALFRED

Alfred is one of our smallest robots, and it plugs into a standard 220V outlet!
140cm reach / 10kg payload / 65cm base
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