Digital dancer a model for motion science

Published: 28 June 2011 y., Tuesday
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Researchers at MIT have re-created Italian ballet star Roberto Bolle in digital form to study the capabilities of motion technology. The scientists say that in the future, motion sensors and scanners will be able to find potential health problems before they become apparent to the naked eye.

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