Mark Roberts Motion Control

Mark Roberts Motion Control designs and manufactures motion control equipmentThe British Film and TV Production Review ''"Motion Control"''. London, 1995 pg. 84 (robotic camera rigs) for both the TV and Film industry. The company, based in Sussex in the UK, received an Academy Award in 1999 for its contribution to the special effects industry in feature films.British Kinematograph, Sound and Television Society ''"Academy Awards for BKSTS Sponsor Members"''. London, 1999 pg. 6New Electronics ''"Engineering Oscar"''. Findlay Media, 1999 pg. 5 The company was acquired by Nikon Corporation in September 2017.

The Bolt High-Speed Cinebot Robot is a 6-axis robotic arm used to capture high-speed camera movements. The rig can be combined with track (3 metres each in length) creating a 7 axis of motion. In January 2018, the company launched "Junior", a more compact and more affordable version of its larger scale Bolt cinebot, which is marketed as "the fastest high-speed camera robot in the world."

The company was established in 1966 when Australian born engineer, inventor and part-time racing driver, Mark Roberts, set up a company to service and upgrade old animation rostrum tables that were used in everything from film titles, cell animation and news clips.

In 2017, Mark Roberts Motion Control was presented with the Queen's Award for Enterprise for International Trade by Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.

Recent feature films that used Mark Roberts Motion Control Equipment

* ''4.3.2.1''
* ''47 Ronin''
* ''A Nightmare on Elm Street''
* ''Aftershock''
* '' Clash of the Titans''
* ''Dredd''
* ''Gulliver's Travels''
* ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1''
* ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2''
* '' Hugo''
* ''Jack the Giant Killer''
* ''Jackboots on Whitehall''
* ''John Carter of Mars''
* '' Kick Ass''
* ''Life of Pi''
* ''Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang''
* '' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time''

* ''Prometheus''
* ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes''
* '' Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows''
* ''Snow White and the Huntsman''
* '' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker''
* ''Sucker Punch''
* ''The A-Team''
* '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''
* '' The Flying Machine''
* ''The Muppets''
* ''The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!''
* ''The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams''
* '' The Wolfman''
* '' This Means War''
* '' Tron: Legacy''
* ''Upside Down''
* '' X-Men: First Class''

Past feature films that used Mark Roberts Motion Control Equipment

* ''1408''
* ''2012''
* ''102 Dalmatians''
* '' 99 Francs''
* ''A Knight's Tale''
* ''Across the Universe''
* ''Alexander''
* ''Amazing Grace''
* ''Anaconda''
* ''Angels & Demons''
* '' Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra''
* ''Avatar''
* '' Babe: Pig in the City''
* ''Batman Begins''
* ''Below''
* '' Black Hawk Down''
* ''Blade''
* '' Blood and Chocolate''
* ''Braveheart''
* '' Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason''
* ''Brotherhood of the Wolf''
* '' Casino Royale''
* ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''
* ''Chicago''

* ''Chicken Run''
* ''Children of Men''
* ''City of Ember''
* ''Dante's Peak''
* '' Dawn of the Dead''
* ''De-Lovely''
* ''Die Another Day''
* '' Dr. Dolittle''
* '' Dr. Dolittle 2''
* ''Dreamcatcher''
* '' Driven''
* ''Ella Enchanted''
* ''Enemy at the Gates''
* '' Enemy of the State''
* ''Entrapment''
* ''Eragon''
* '' EuroTrip''
* '' Existenz''
* ''Extreme Ops''
* ''Face/Off''
* ''Father's Affair''
* ''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas''
* '' Finding Neverland''
* ''Five Children and It''
* ''Flushed Away''

* ''Fred Claus''
* '' Fur - An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus''
* ''Ghost Ship''
* ''Gladiator''
* ''Hannibal''
* ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets''
* ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''
* ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince''
* ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''
* ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone''
* ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban''
* '' Hellboy II: The Golden Army''
* '' Herbie: Fully Loaded''
* ''I, Robot''
* ''Inspector Gadget''
* ''Jericho Mansions''
* ''Jumper''
* '' K-19: The Widowmaker''
* ''King Arthur''

* '' Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life''
* '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider''
* ''Little Buddha''
* ''Little Nicky''
* ''Lost in Space''
* ''Max Payne''
* ''Mimic''
* ''Minority Report (film), Minority Report''
* ''Mission: Impossible 2''
* ''Mission: Impossible III''
* ''Moon (2009 film), Moon''
* ''Mortal Kombat Annihilation''
* ''Moulin Rouge!''
* ''My Favorite Martian (film), My Favorite Martian''
* ''Napoleon (2007 film), Napoleon''
* ''New York Minute (film), New York Minute''
* ''Nowhere Boy''
* ''Paycheck (film), Paycheck''
* ''Penelope (2006 film), Penelope''
* ''Peut-être''
* ''Pitch Black (film), Pitch Black''
* ''Planet of the Apes (2001 film), Planet of the Apes''
* ''Pluto Nash''
* ''Quantum of Solace''

* ''Resident Evil: Extinction''
* ''S.W.A.T. (2003 film), S.W.A.T.''
* ''S1m0ne''
* ''Sahara (2005 film), Sahara''
* ''Saving Private Ryan''
* ''Scooby-Doo (film), Scooby-Doo''
* ''Secret Window''
* ''Sherlock Holmes (2009 film), Sherlock Holmes''
* ''Six Days Seven Nights''
* ''Sky High (2005 film), Sky High''
* ''Sleepy Hollow (film), Sleepy Hollow''
* ''Spider-Man (2002 film), Spider-Man''
* ''Spider-Man 2''
* ''Spider-Man 3''
* ''Star Trek Generations''
* ''Star Trek: Insurrection''
* ''Stardust (2007 film), Stardust''
* ''Stuart Little (film), Stuart Little''
* ''Stuart Little 2''
* ''Sunshine (2007 film), Sunshine''
* ''Superman Returns''
* ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street''
* ''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines''

* ''The Alamo (2004 film), The Alamo''
* ''The Avengers (1998 film), The Avengers''
* ''The Aviator (2004 film), The Aviator''
* ''The Big Lebowski''
* ''The Blind Side (film), The Blind Side''
* ''The Bone Collector''
* ''The Borrowers (1997 film), The Borrowers''
* ''The Break-Up''
* ''The Brothers Grimm (film), The Brothers Grimm''
* ''The Bucket List''
* ''The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian''
* ''The Count of Monte Cristo (2002 film), The Count of Monte Cristo''
* ''The Da Vinci Code (film), The Da Vinci Code''
* ''The Dark Knight''
* ''The Discovery of Heaven''
* ''The Fountain''
* ''The Golden Compass (film), The Golden Compass''
* ''The Haunted Mansion (2003 film), The Haunted Mansion''
* ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''

* ''The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus''
* ''The Importance of Being Earnest''
* ''The Incredible Hulk (film), The Incredible Hulk''
* ''The International (2009 film), The International''
* ''The Last Shot''
* ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (film), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen''
* ''The Legend of 1900''
* ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou''
* ''The Matrix Reloaded''
* ''The Matrix Revolutions''
* ''The Mummy (1999 film), The Mummy''
* ''The Mummy Returns''
* ''The Ninth Gate''
* ''The Others (2001 film), The Others''
* ''The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film), The Phantom of the Opera''
* ''The Prince and Me''
* ''The Pursuit of Happyness''
* ''The Visitor (2007 drama film), The Visitor''

* ''The World Is Not Enough''
* ''The X-Files (film), The X-Files''
* ''The Young Victoria''
* ''The Time Traveler's Wife (film), The Time Traveler's Wife''
* ''Two Brothers (2004 film), Two Brothers''
* ''V for Vendetta (film), V for Vendetta''
* ''Vajont - La diga del disonore''
* ''Veronica Guerin (film), Veronica Guerin''
* ''Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit''
* ''Wimbledon (film), Wimbledon''
* ''You Don't Mess with the Zohan''

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.mrmoco.com

Bolt High-Speed Cinebot Robot

Special effects companies
Companies based in Surrey
Recipients of the Scientific and Engineering Academy Award
Nikon