What is special about the FACE ROBOT technology?
Face Robot is the only system that simulates how the soft tissue of the human face slides and deforms in a realistic and consistent way. Based on this soft tissue model, Face Robot allows artists to work on a higher level of abstraction. Instead of building shapes for each expression, the face can be manipulated directly through the salient features of facial anatomy such as the corners of the mouth, the eyebrows, the jaw, etc. For motion capture animation, Face Robot requires a much smaller number of markers (25-30) than traditional high-end approaches, yet provides significantly better results because the markers drive a self-consistent soft tissue model that fills in the gaps. Also, for the first time, computer animators are able to take a 3D model of a humanoid head to a fully animatable state within hours (and in some cases minutes) instead of weeks, without requiring support from an experienced technical expert. Because Face Robot addresses all of the most difficult technical cha
