LEGO Technic GoPro HERO Session Camera Dolly and Panning Rig
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- This model is a dual purpose dolly and panning rig for a GoPro HERO Session camera.
It uses a single chain to control both the linear movement of the camera (dolly) and/or the rotational movement of the camera (panning).
Design inspiration video:
"Controlling linear and rotary motions of an object 2"
by thang010146
• Controlling linear and...
Music:
"Danger Storm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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I think people are missing the point this isn’t supposed to be functional cinema camera gear, this is just a cool engineering concept with an interesting mechanism
i feel like a heavy base and some powerfunctions/mindstorms motors with some reduction gearing would make this 10x better
Adding motors will make it nicer and smoother.
I agree. Adding motors does make it a lot smoother than cranking it by hand, although the slack in the chain is still a bit of an issue.
I did make this model RC at one point, but I didn't take a video of it. I just used some M-Motors and worm gears and the IR parts - nothing too fancy.
More impressed by your retro collection!
Good in theory, but too shaky in reality
Good on you slfroden, nice to see you credit where you got the idea from. Too many people are making things that look like great original ideas, then later on, you find a suspiciously similar design uploaded earlier... Nice footage too.
This is a useful rig and it could be built with other materials than lego too !
Very cool man
That´s pretty cool maybe I will do a motorized version in the future :D Thanks for the inspiration
Perfect for stop motion.
Nicely Done!!! I suppose we could make it longer and also motorize it with a couple motors, and if we use a programmable brick like the NXT or the EV3, then it would be a very useful rig to get some really smooth shots!
this is brilliant..thanks you I've been needing to see a rig like this...You've solved so many issues....thanks.
I'm glad you like it :-D
I was planning to use lego to make a panning device to shoot video lol, thanks for the idea!
I can see this being used with power functions and a remote
Kudos! This is awesome!
This is really nice, would love to see a setup with two motors and mindstorms.
I don't own any Mindstorms, but if you do and you want to recreate this model and add Mindstorms and create a video, let me know and I'll check it out.
I do have mindstorm ev3 (actually my son does) I doubt I have enough chain...
menno duk the chain is a bit cheap if you know where to look.
you could maybe make the crank longer or add an electric motor with a gear reduction to make the movement more stable but anyhow an awesome video!
Thanks. I did add a motor which made the movement a bit smoother, but the slack in the chain was still a bit of an issue.
That's really cool.
Maybe if you used a differential assembly you could control the translation independent of the translation.
pretty cool but if you want it to be smother, use bigger gears
+Vincent Nitz - Agreed. However bigger gears mean that you need more chain links because it takes more links to get around the gears. These were all the spare chain links that I had. To get it even smoother I think it might be better to use string and pulleys instead.
Can you make a longer, maby even more stable upgrade?
Unfortunately I don't have any more Lego chain links to be able to make this any bigger/longer, but if you have some you could give it a try.
I'm not sure how to make it more stable/smooth without having to make it a lot more complicated. I think that adding more weight might help, and some way to lock the shuttle to the track might help too.
Wow, this is the coolest video I've seen in a long time.
+Matt Peters - Thanks :-)
Awesome
That's awesome. Kinda useless, because the are many other ways to do the same, but still awesome!
I'm a complete novice with Lego but want to create a magnetic system that moves Model cars along a road. I'd like to use Lego chains with a cog at each end so they turn perform a U turn and travel in a loop. The system needs to be controlled automatically so a motor is required. Theres a system called magnorail but this is near impossible to impose on my model railway as the turns are a minimum of 6cm and won't accommodate into the area I require. Using small Lego cogs I can do this however am unsure whether it can be powered with a motor.
I understand my request may be a little odd to understand but if you look at magnorail on TH-cam you may see what my intentions are. Merry Christmas
I have taken a look at the Magnorail system. You should be able to use Lego chain links and Lego gears to achieve something similar. The Lego gears come in a range of sizes, with the most common ones between 8mm and 40mm diameter - of course you can use multiple gears to simulate larger diameters. You can either use the official Lego motors to drive the gears and chain, or you could use another type of motor if you are willing to modify the Lego parts a little bit. You can also glue some rare-earth magnets to the chain, and you would have to create your own channel to guide the chain like the Magnorail system does.
Check out some of my other videos to see how I use Lego motors to power the Lego gears.
S. L. Froden brilliant, thanks for your response, will post it when it's complete
WOW!
Very nice!
+Luca Guide - Thanks :-)
Just need 2 motors and a program
I want to buy the chain links used on this video but I found it difficult because there are some different versions and I don't know which one should I buy, 14696, 1311a or 1411b.
What are the differences between them?
Thanks!
The chain links used in this video are part 3711 (which has an alternate number of 14696). www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3711
Apparently there was a slight change to the mold during production. I don't have any of the older ones to test, but both versions should all be compatible with each other.
I don't know what parts 1311a or 1411b are as I cannot find them in any online Lego references/catalogs.
Oh, and to quote Sariel:
"That's the first time I've heard there are some differences."
Cool
It's nice and smooth
Amazing and creative 🌶🌶❤️❤️
Wow! Nice :D
the camera is a bit shaky when moving, adding weight might help. thinking of doing this with motors.
+Cyrus Serrano - You are correct, unfortunately it does shake a little bit. This model is just a proof-of-concept, and further refinement could definitely be made to improve it.
I think it is shaky because I was turning the cracks by hand, and Lego chain links around small 16-tooth gears aren't the smoothest either. Some changes that could be made would be to use larger gears, use motors to rotate the gears, create smoother rails and add wheels to the shuttle, and as you suggested, add some weight to stabilize it a bit more. Another idea is to remove the gears and chain and use string and pulleys instead.
I'm subbing to this guy!
Thanks :-)
Nice~~ Good idea
cool!! i wish i had enough of those chains for this :(
Less than 200 away from 10k 😁
Should be a nightmare cleaning the dust.
The design is amazing but of course lego isn't the best source of materials. But with some professional linear bearings and belts and two steppers and an arduino, you could make it a very compact multifunctional slider/panner.
+Jens Hendriks - Agreed. But then it wouldn't be a 'Lego Technic GoPro HERO Session Camera Dolly and Panning Rig', it would just be a 'GoPro HERO Session Camera Dolly and Panning Rig' (without the 'Lego Technic' part). Lego is great for creating quick prototypes and testing concepts, and for being able to reuse the pieces in other models, but if you want a professional grade solution then other materials and technologies are probably better in most cases.
Cool!
This is similar to a core xy 3d printer motion system
You like Lego System, I'm right?😅
What makes you think that? 🤔
slfroden your review video
Mine was a rhetorical question, with a touch a sarcasm.
Yes, I am an adult fan of Lego (AFOL). ☺️
slfroden pretty cool💪👍
love it
Attach a motor and gearbox to make it run smoother
I agree. Adding motors does make it a lot smoother than cranking it by hand, although the slack in the chain is still a bit of an issue.
I did make this model RC at one point, but I didn't take a video of it. I just used some M-Motors and worm gears and the IR parts - nothing too fancy.
Make it bigger and longuer like your room and put dc motors on it
Unfortunately I don't have enough spare chain links to make it any bigger.
slfroden you need to make TH-cam money 😂
You saw this somewhere and build it or is it a your own creation?
+Gayantha Vitharanage - I came up with the idea to implement this mechanism by creating it using Lego bricks, and to use it as a GoPro dolly and panning rig on my own. The main mechanism is inspired by another video that I watched (which I mentioned in the first few seconds of this video, linked to in my video description, and linked to using a card on this video).
Great, how about controlling the speed and the rotation by a computer by means of some motors and some Arduino?
+Gayantha Vitharanage - Yes, you could do that. Please share a link to your video once you have made that.
Oh sorry man, I can't write even a calculator..
Wow it looks a little shaker during the footage for the mechanism but it turned out great
hey, i've a cuestion, can you tell me where have you bought that chain please? Im making a gear reduction and i would like to have this. thanks:)
+Xabier Lop - I got the chain from various Lego Technic sets, mainly the motorbike sets that use a chain to drive the back wheel.
You could try buying the chain from BrickLink.com (search for part 3711).
it's really simple and good but isn't stable
This model is just a prototype, and further refinements could definitely be made to make it operate more smoothly.
Can someone help me to findout the equation to use with grbl
Hook this up with audrino
have you made a tutorial in how to make this, if not PLEASE MAKE ONE
I don't have any tutorial apart from what is already shown in this video. If you study the video carefully and have the required Lego pieces you should be able to replicate this model fairly easily.
Remember that this is just a prototype, so you don't have to make it exactly the same. The key parts are just the six gears and the chain, everything else can be changed.
Thank you so much!
Everyone in the comments: add motors
Nah bruh, nobody wanna watch a cinematic video hearing the sound of a gear motor
put weels on it and use an ev3 to make it automatic
That is a good idea, but unfortunately I don't own any Mindstorms kits.
that's ok make it rc
I did make this model RC, but I didn't take a video of it. I just used some M-Motors and worm gears and the IR parts - nothing too fancy.
I needed the chain for some other projects so I don't have this model together anymore.
could you do a tutorial please
+Herobryan 51 - I do not have a tutorial or instructions for this model, but if you study the video carefully and have the required Lego pieces you should be able to replicate this model fairly easily.
What is the advantage of this compared to putting it on tracks?
Moving a camera on a track typically creates a "dolly shot" or a "tracking shot" ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_dolly ).
The mechanism in this video enables you to create a dolly/tracking shot or a "panning shot ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panning_(camera) ), or both at the same time.
By varying the speeds of the two cranks (either by hand or by attaching motors), I can get a wide range or dolly/tracking shots and panning shots, or a combination of both.
You can get a panning shot if you connect the panner(?) to the dolly wheels. Changing panning speed is a problem though. Maybe if you make a belt gear you can put the belt of different gears to change speed?
Sure, you could do that, but then it is no longer 'just' putting it on tracks, and you have added more complexity.
When I originally saw this mechanism (link in the description), I thought that it was a neat and elegant little mechanism and I wanted to see if I could recreate it with Lego pieces, and give it a purpose by turning it into a camera rig.
Makes sense.
Are you thinking of releasing instructions?
+aussie gamer - No. Instructions take a long time to create. If you study the video carefully and have the required Lego pieces you should be able to replicate this model fairly easily.
slfroden thanks anyways mate! 😀
Hi! What Video settings you use for the GoPro?
1280 x 720 @ 30 fps
I'm not sure which other settings I used (FOV, Spot Meter, Protune, ISO, Sharpness, Low Light).
not very smooth, but nice concept
+Leanardoe - I agree that this could be smoother. This is just a proof-of-concept and further refinement could be made, but I don't know how much smoother it could be using only Lego pieces.
Maybe try using treads and wheels instead of tracks and gears. The part number for tracks is 53992.
+Louis - Thanks for the suggestion. Part 53992 isn't very long, and from my experience with this part it always seems to be a bit squashed rather than completely circular, so it isn't very smooth either.
slfroden that is a problem of them. I wonder if you could cut them and stick them together to form a longer one.
+Louis - Possibly, but they still wouldn't be very smooth. Also, if you are going to 'make' your own parts, I'm sure that you could find some other (non-Lego) O-ring or drive belt, and you could use metal pulleys and bearings, and use a metal frame to make it more rigid, but then it isn't really Lego any more.
Please make some kinda tutorial about it with the steps you’ve taken
Sorry, I don't have any tutorial apart from what is already shown in this video.
Hey he changed the channel name I liked the old one
slfroden
Cool can u make tutorial?
+AWESOME PLAYES - I do not have a tutorial or instructions for this model, but if you study the video carefully and have the required Lego pieces you should be able to replicate this model fairly easily.
Can u link me the part selection sorry my engils is so bad my menu language is finland
+AWESOME PLAYES - I don't have a full list of parts for this model. All of the parts can be found on BrickLink.com in the Technic sections. Is there a specific part you need a link for?
thanx fir you
please make a bigger one
+Ferdinand Krigovsky - I wish I could, but I don't have enough spare chain links to make it any bigger.
Loooooool
make a lego motor!!!!!!
vin stu Requires more non-lego components.
now motorize it!!
Lukie4ever Bass donde as comprado la camara
arturo gamer english?
arturo gamer Que camera?
You Need a Gimbal
Very cool but whats the piont
Did you watch the video and/or read the video description?
S. L. Froden yes because i think its a cool the way you built it
bruh i can make the exact same cinematic fx just by sliding my phone across a table and slightly turning it, and its probably more stable and smooth too. this is pointless
This model is a proof-of-concept.
It is not a finished and polished model.
Could it be bigger/longer? Yes.
Could it be made more stable? Yes.
Does it illustrate a concept? Yes.
Is it pointless? No.
Back2Black absolutely not lol dont get me wrong this stuff is cool and i could never make anything like it, now that im thinking back to my lego days this could have came to use making stop motion animations of lego, out of something thats made of lego, but my point still stands that its easier to just glide your camera across a smooth surface lol
@MrB4MV101 If you want to make an hour long video or something like that, if you use this LEGO design, you won't have to hold your camera for a long time.