MRMC Announces the Super Milo – Precision and Speed Redefined in Motion Control

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by Jose PradaJuly 18^th, 2024

MRMC (Mark Robertson Motion Control) has announced the release of Super Milo, an enhanced version of their classic Milo, an industry standard in motion control. The Super Milo will launch in July, and its specs assure “unparalleled, repeatable camera movements.” Let’s check out this new system from MRMC. 

If you have ever seen a commercial or movie where the camera movement was so impressive that you couldn’t even think of how they made it, it surely was shot using a robot moving a camera, a product, or both.

MRMC is a British company from the Nikon group that has become an award-winning industry standard when it comes to motion control systems for filmmakers. Rigs like the Milo, Titan, Modula, and the Bolt Mini Model Mover, which we covered in this article, are only a few from their catalog. The company is now back with the Super Milo, a high-end model with impressive features.

Super Milo: features

Motion control rigs are expected in productions needing high-precision results, such as macro, tabletop, CGI work, and high-speed live-action shooting. Think of any high-end food commercial where the camera surrounds the product while it is being poured or served, where the camera dollies in and out at a macro level, etc. You get the idea.

The Super Milo improves everything the original Milo could do: increased speed, stability, acceleration, and full integration with virtual production systems. The system can move at up to 3m/9.8ft per second on track and 5m/16.4ft per second with combined camera movement. It reaches up to 6.1m/20ft with extension pieces and has a maximum payload capacity of 35kg/77 lbs. With these specifications, it’s not a product for owner-operators, and you can imagine which kind of productions will benefit from a motion control rig like this. 

MRMC has designed the Super Milo from scratch to adapt it to the times and needs of today’s productions. Imagine any camera movement from whatever angle, and the system will deliver it with macro precision. Indeed, according to MRMC, it has a 0.1mm precision movement. Another improvement comes from the Super Milo’s brushless motors, which double the speed of the former model, accelerating up to 400% faster on track. 

The success of the Milo paved the way for other motion control systems, but it remains a benchmark in the industry due to its unparalleled stability, reliability, and quality of results. It was once seemingly impossible to conceive that there could be an improved version of this robot. Yet it is so. The Super Milo will continue to provide an example of MRMC’s commitment to excellence in cinematography and demonstrates our latest advancements in macro and high-speed robotic camera technology.

Assaff Rawner, CEO of MRMC.

The Super Milo also integrates with VFX software systems like Unreal Engine, allowing real-time positional data to be streamed and synchronized with LED walls for virtual productions.

Despite what one may think, the Super Milo is a relatively portable, straightforward, ready-to-shoot rig. The brand assures that a person can wheel it and set it up in less than an hour.

Price and availability

The Super Milo is set to launch this July. Due to the characteristics and price of a rig in this range, please visit Mark Roberts Motion Control’s website for more information.

What do you think about the Super Milo by Mark Robertson Motion Control? Have you ever been on a shoot where the crew used a motion control rig? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!