Robot vs. tiger: National Geographic gets up close and personal with fierce jungle feline
Photographer uses basic technology to get close-up shots of tigers in their natural habitat
Fun video below shows how National Geographic photographer Steve Winter put together a fairly simple robot in order to get an up-close view of tigers.
Robot and camera meet for the first time.
The bot (basically a frankensteined remote control car) was sitting in the basement of the photo-engineering department for a long time before Winter noticed it. When he got his hands on it, though, he instantly recognized the awesome opportunity of being able to use it to get some unique photos of predators in their natural habitat.
Winter applied a standard 35-mm camera as well as a few solenoids on the back of the robot’s device holster to push the camera’s buttons and provide him remote control of the device.
Robot being tested out prior to jungle expedition.
Robot featured a special holster with built-in solenoids that allowed photographer Steve Winter to control the camera.
Once all the preliminary tests were complete, Winter and his team took the gizmo out to the jungle to see what photos they could get.
I’d say they weren’t disappointed . . .
Tiger considering robot friend or foe.
One tiger making it clear what he thinks of the robot.
What the robot saw.
The video below runs about three and a half minutes long, and it’s fun to see how using something so simple can allow unprecedented access to situations we otherwise would never put ourselves in. ■
Enjoy:
Video via: impomag.com
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Original source: NationalGeographic.com
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