ABB-robotar i Terminator Salvation | Prylfeber
Bygger Terminators
Robotar från ABB kommer att dyka upp i den fjärde Terminator-filmen Terminator Salvation. Det handlar om 18 stycken industrirobotar av modellerna ABB IRB 6620 och ABB IRB 1600 som ABB lånade ut till film-teamet 2008.
Med hjälp av specialeffekter har man duplicerat robotarna i tusental och det är dessa robotar som i filmen bygger de "riktiga" terminator-robotarna. Terminator Salvation har premiär nu på torsdag den 21:a maj i USA och den tredje juni är det dags för premiär på de svenska biograferna. Kan bli grymt.
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ABB’s industrial robots star in Terminator Salvation movie
ABB says its 18 of its robots are starring in the Terminator Salvation, playing the part of a manufacturing line of robots mass producing a growing army of Terminators.
ABB supplied 12 ABB IRB 6620 and six ABB IRB 1600 robots to Jaffe Entertainment in 2008. The movie makers used special effects to multiply the robots into an almost endless manufacturing line assembling Terminator units.
According to ABB, the set director Victor Zolfo was struck by the presence of ABB robots, especially the larger units, which had the “right lines”. ABB’s Field Service Engineer Erik Ryskamp spent 10 weeks on the set, installing, programming and operating the robots.
Every robot was provided with an ABB IRC5 controller for the precise programming needed. The robots were covered with black soot to appear as if they had been in rigorous use in for an extended period in dingy conditions.
The robots have since been returned to ABB and deployed in real-life industrial manufacturing. ABB says its logos are prominently displayed in the movie.