motion capture
noun
: a technology for digitally recording specific movements of a person (such as an actor) and translating them into computer-animated images
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Data collected by the motion capture suit was fed into Boston Dynamics' machine learning process.
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Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Everything else was a motion capture suit that was painted vine-y with purple dots all over.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Jan. 2026
In a video shared, an operator in what appeared to be a motion capture suit attempted a martial arts-style kick, only to forget that the robot mirrors movements exactly.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
In the video, Govinda’s face is superimposed on a Na’vi body, and is not made with the motion capture technology that James Cameron uses for the characters.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2025
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Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Everything else was a motion capture suit that was painted vine-y with purple dots all over.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Jan. 2026
In a video shared, an operator in what appeared to be a motion capture suit attempted a martial arts-style kick, only to forget that the robot mirrors movements exactly.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
In the video, Govinda’s face is superimposed on a Na’vi body, and is not made with the motion capture technology that James Cameron uses for the characters.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Motion capture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motion%20capture. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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