RotoPower
Also known as Roto Power. Category: Hardware
RotoPower is a PhotoRobot option that brings mains power into the rotating part of the robot – the turntable plate or platform. Products that must be powered can therefore be photographed or filmed while they rotate, for example a fridge with its interior light on or a microwave with its display and interior light lit. Power crosses from the fixed to the rotating part through a rotary electrical joint instead of a cable, so the plate can keep turning in one direction indefinitely.
The rotary electrical joint is usually made with slip rings; some designs use a mercury-wetted contact in a safely sealed housing instead. PhotoRobot usually supplies RotoPower on the CUBE and the Turning Platform, but the principle can be applied to other machines too.
On the Turning Platform the joint carries more than mains power. Besides phase, neutral and protective earth, two extra logic channels pass into the rotating part, because the platform can carry the Virtual Catwalk accessory: these signals control the speed of the belt the model walks on, and the mains supply powers the belt motor through a frequency inverter (VFD).
How PhotoRobot uses it
RotoPower is available on the CUBE as the Cube V6 RotoPower and on the Turning Platform as the Turning Platform HT / RotoPower. The Turning Platform user guide describes the power socket in the rotating section for plugging electrical appliances in and powering them on during 360 photography, and the transformation into the Virtual Catwalk is possible with the HT / RotoPower version. With the Catwalk belt removed, the station can still be used for 360 photography in RotoPower mode.
See on photorobot.com
Related terms
- Slip ring: Rotary electrical joint that passes power and signals from a fixed part of a machine to a part that turns without limit.
- CUBE: Versatile PhotoRobot robot – Cube V5, V6 and V6 RotoPower – used as a turntable, to suspend objects, or as a rotating mannequin holder.
- Turning Platform: PhotoRobot heavy-duty turntable for furniture and machinery, with plates up to 280 cm and a 1500 kg load capacity.
- Virtual Catwalk: PhotoRobot rotating platform with a treadmill belt that lets models walk an infinite runway for 360 fashion video.
- Photography turntable: A rotating platform that turns a product in front of a fixed camera so it can be photographed from every side.
Where this term appears on photorobot.com
Mentioned on 9 pages of photorobot.com:
- Turning Platform User Guide - Standard, HT / RotoPower (Manual)
…Turning Platform User Guide contains user information for the standard and the HT / RotoPower versions of the device. - CUBE (Robot)
Find the perfect size for your photo studio with 3 versions of the Cube: Cube V5, V6, and V6 RotoPower. - TURNING PLATFORM (Robot)
The High Torque / RotoPower version brings mains power into the rotating plate, so appliances that must be switched on, such as a fridge with its interior light on or a microwave with its display lit,… - Introducing the CUBE for Automated Photoshoots (Blog)
Dive in with PhotoRobot and learn all about our CUBE V5, V6, and V6 RotoPower, and what this versatile robot can do for your studio. - PhotoRobot Virtual Catwalk First Use Guide (Manual)
This is possible in RotoPower mode, and also in combination with an optional PhotoRobot Robot Arm expansion. - PhotoRobot Premium Ghost Mannequin Product Line (Ghost mannequin)
Find the perfect size robot for your studio with 4 versions of the Cube: V5, V6, V6 (RotoPower), and Compact. - PhotoRobot Solutions for the 360 Product Photography Studio (Blog)
Take PhotoRobot’s RotoPower for instance, a popular feature to the family of rotary turntable robots. - PhotoRobot’s Catwalk for Apparel Photography and Online Fashion Shows (Blog)
The belt can also be removed so that the robot can be used for capturing 360° images even in RotoPower mode. - Setting Up a Motorized Turntable for 360 Product Photography (Blog)
PhotoRobot’s turntables also come in a RotoPower version, which includes a power socket in the rotating section to enable operators to rotate electrical appliances even when they’re plugged in.