Early 3D Movement Analysis - Christmas Lectures with Leonard Maunder

Today's impressive motion capture technology couldn't exist without the work done in the 1970s and 80s. One such example is the CODA, demonstrated here in 1983.
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Watch the full sixth lecture of the series: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1983/machines-in-motion/living-machines?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_term=description

Leonard Maunder gave the 1983 Christmas Lectures "Machines in Motion" about motion on all scales - from atoms to locomotives to spaceships.

The sixth lecture is about biomechanics - how living creatures use their bones, muscles and ligaments to move about.

Watch the full series: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1983/machines-in-motion?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_term=description

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