Box

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Box is a short art film by the studio Bot and Dolly that combines projection onto moving surfaces with industrial robots moving them. The result is kinematic art in which the projected scene and the moving panels are choreographed together.

HN people recommend it as an amazing example of kinematic art with industrial robots, and remember the company behind it as one that vanished after Google bought it.

“Here's some kinematic art using industrial robots”

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@fanf22019 · in “Box. (YouTube)”
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@irickt2015 · in “[dead]”
Here's some kinematic art using industrial robots: ▶ this video link (Instead of the silly stunt in the OP.)
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@inetsee2013 · in “Box”
Direct link to the (amazing) video "▶ this video"
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@coherentpony2013 · in “Box”
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@ColinWright2013 · in “Box: Art meets projection onto moving surfaces”
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@irickt2013 · in “Box - kinematic art with industrial robots”
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@Animats2017 · in “Alphabet Says It Shut Down Titan Drone Internet Project”
That seems to have happened to some of the robot companies Google bought. Bot and Dolly [1], which did robot-assisted special effects for Hollywood, had actual products, customers, and film credits in major movies. Now they're just gone. [1] ▶ this video
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@irickt2013 · in “Making of Box - robots in kinematic art”
The finished work: ▶ this video