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. 6{{cite news | url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/archive/2000/07/25/The+Argus+Archive/6792830.Lights__camera__Oscar_/| title= Lights, camera, Oscar! |work=Newsquest The Argus, Brighton | accessdate=23 October 2011 | date=25 July 2000}}New Electronics "Engineering Oscar". Findlay Media, 1999 pg. 5 The company was acquired by Nikon Corporation in September 2017.{{cite news | url=http://www.studiodaily.com/2016/09/nikon-acquires-mark-roberts-motion-control/| title= Nikon Acquires Mark Roberts Motion Control |work=Studio Daily | accessdate=27 February 2018 | date=27 September 2016}}

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.{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/A-Bolt-from-the-blue/article14435715.ece | title=

A Bolt from the blue |work=The Hindu | accessdate=24 August 2020 | date=21 June 2016}}{{cite news | url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/tech/british-firm-launches-more-compact-camera-robot/5125889.article | title= British firm launches more compact camera robot |work=Broadcast Now | accessdate=27 February 2018 | date=23 January 2018}} 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.{{cite news | url=https://www.svgeurope.org/blog/news-roundup/mark-roberts-motion-control-wins-the-queens-award/ | title= Mark Roberts Motion Control wins The Queen’s Award |work=SVG Europe | accessdate=12 March 2018 | date=2 May 2017}}

In 2017, Mark Roberts Motion Control was presented with the Queen's Award for Enterprise for International Trade by Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.{{cite news | url=http://www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au/nikon-subsidiary-in-the-uk-mark-roberts-motion-control-limited-receives-queens-award-for-enterprise-in-the-category-of-international-trade/ | title= Nikon subsidiary in the UK Mark Roberts Motion Control Limited, receives Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of International Trade |work=eglobaltravelmedia | accessdate=12 March 2018 | date=11 May 2017}}{{cite news | url=http://www.4rfv.co.uk/industrynews/241682/mark_roberts_motion_control_ltd_receives_queen_s_award | title= Mark Roberts Motion Control wins The Queen’s Award |work=4rfv | accessdate=12 March 2018 | date=1 March 2018}}