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Calligraphic Motion Capture Rig

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Calligraphic Motion Capture Rig

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The organic flow and subtly of a master calligrapher’s hand has been captured by roboticist Seiichiro Katsura of Keio University with his Calligraphy robot. Going beyond typical motion capture methods, Seiichiro’s robot also captures applied pressure and other gestural information, allowing the device to render near-perfect replicas of recorded brush strokes with the system. [via Technabob]

4 thoughts on “Calligraphic Motion Capture Rig

  1. hire flex programmer says:

    its awesome.

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