At IBC 2025 in Amsterdam, Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC) was showing its recently announced Cinebot Nano, which they are claiming is a revolutionary new motion control robot designed to make professional-grade camera movement more accessible than ever for solo filmmakers, content creators, and agile production teams.
The nine-axis robotic arm system is tailor-made for creators who shoot on location, in tight studio spaces, or anywhere in between.
Key features
- Travel Ready: Breaks down into 3 cases, each under 32kg (70lbs), for checking into flights or loading onto vehicles.
- Fast Setup: Go from case to shoot-ready in minutes with simple, intuitive design.
- PushMoco Control: Record moves manually by hand. Push the arm into position, keyframe it, and hit play.
- Flair Lite Software: A refined version of Flair. Quick to learn, focused on our most-used Moco features.
- Track & Tabletop Options: Use in pedestal mode or mount it to the track system for an extra degree of freedom.
- Power Anywhere: Runs from standard AC mains or up to 10 hours on battery
- Versatile Mounting: Mount to tripods, tables, carts, upside down or even on a car.
The Cinebot Nano combines powerful features with portability and simplicity to offer an intuitive, travel-ready solution for dynamic, repeatable camera motion. It weighs in under standard check-in luggage air travel limits and packs down into three cases (an arm case, track case, and control case).
Cinebot Nano is capable of supporting a 7kg / 15.4 lb camera payload, and it has a 1m reach. It is able to integrate with Tilta’s zoom and focus control. It can be mounted on tripods, suctioned to vehicles, or even suspended upside down. If you are filming product shoots, feature films, or even social content, the system can be adapted to a range of creative environments and comes mounted on a pedestal or on a precision ball-bearing track, where the robot can travel at 1m per second.
You can get an optional precision ball-bearing 1.45m (5ft) track system, with no low-spec wheels or plastic guides. It weighs 49kg (109kg) across three travel-ready cases.
The Cinebot Nano utilizes MRMC’s Flair Lite software, which was specifically designed to demystify motion control. Flair Lite is claimed to provide an intuitive interface that strips back complexity without compromising on precision. The newly designed interface allows content creators to create moves even faster with its entry-level, user-friendly design. What is important and nice to see is that there is no subscription, and you own the software for life.
For users who want to create moves on the fly, the system, like its Cinebot siblings, features Push Moco for basic keyframing, enabling quick setup and quick execution in minutes.
Price & Availability
Motion control robot systems are not what you would historically call ‘affordable,’ and they can easily cost you north of $100K USD. With the Cinebot Nano, basic packages start from £20,000 GBP. This is pretty reasonable considering its capabilities and the fact that there are no software subscriptions.
The Cinebot Nano is available to order worldwide from 1st September.
Direct competition comes from the Motorized Precision EVO.
