Robotic arm turned into F1 simulator replicates the Ferrari experience

Nothing is as pleasing for a fan as to have an experience of driving a Ferrari without buying one. Well, it may not be in the real world but Paolo Robuffo Giordano and colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany have created a Cyber-Motion simulator at the end of a robotic arm to replicate the experience of driving a Ferrari. Players sit in a cabin on the tip of the robotic arm which is about 7 feet off the ground and drives a Ferrari F2007 car around a projected track.

arm into an awesome f1 simulator

The Cyber-Motion simulator – which is a full motion simulator – features a force-feedback steering wheel and pedals to make experience as realistic as possible. The robotic arm used for the purpose is a Robocoaster, a modified six-axis Kuka KR 500 that can lift up to 500 kg. The basic idea behind using the robotic arm as a motion simulator is to study how humans experience the sensation of motion.

arm into an awesome f1 simulator

arm into an awesome f1 simulator

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