Using a cart to make more dynamic photos and movies is now easier and more convenient. Your actions in movie and photo sets will have more mobility with the handheld motorized car for digital cameras that runs on an AAA battery set and is already in production. from the US company Rollocam. The Hercules trolley is programmable and consists of a three-wheeled body, with a screw tripod and a single pushbutton controller. It was designed to circulate in straight sections and also in arcs, and is suitable for making films as well as time-lapse sequences, but also works to make good panoramas, for example. To do this, a set of accessories allows you to rotate to take panoramic photos at 360 degrees, while wheels of different sizes change the speed in Two of the wheels are articulated to allow the user to define a curved trajectory of the Hercules cart, and the entire unit is disassembled for convenient packaging to carry with you.
Rollocam says the device can carry a weight of 5 kilograms and can travel at seven speeds, from 2. 5 to 20. 3 centimeters per second, depending on the mounted wheels. In time-lapse mode, it can be configured to travel between 0. 13 and 12. 7 mm. in eight configurations, with intervals of 1 to 60 seconds.
- Launched as a Kickstarter project last year.
- The campaign raised more than $380.
- 000 for the Hercules tank.
- And with that money.
- The company was able to increase its additional resources and several were added.
- Such as using magnets on the Rollocam metal rail to stop the company saying it is also working on a camera trigger that syncs with the cart so that the accelerated images can be recorded in an automated motion-photo-motion sequence.
The basic Hercules cart costs $125 if you order in advance, and the premium kit with additional wheels, a wide plate and mounting plate for heavier DSLR cameras costs $249.
Rollocam Co. is based in Southern California and was created by a video enthusiast robotics engineer. When he couldn’t find a motorized car system that fit him in his pocket, he designed and built his own.
At Rollocam, we created the Hercules tank, the world’s smallest motorized camera system. Our mission is to design and manufacture professional-quality portable cinema equipment. We believe that the best tools are the ones you can always have with you.
The company now has members with more than 30 years of combined experience in major film and television studios. Our experienced team of editors, cameramen and developers is already improving the versatility and functionality of our products.
Mechanical design, circuit design and firmware development are produced internally to reduce costs and maintain a high level of quality. Products that not only work as expected, but are beautiful and are made to last.