GEAR NeckDocumentation
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Overview

GEAR Neck is a standalone three-axis camera neck for robot teleoperation. Three SteadyWin GIM3505-9 geared actuators provide yaw, roll and pitch motion, allowing the cameras to follow the operator’s headset. Its compact, modular design supports integration with different robot platforms and camera setups, giving operators a view of the workspace beyond what a fixed camera can provide.

GEAR Neck works with Televiz, NVIDIA’s open-source visualization module, using 3DOF Reprojection to compensate for video and motor latency through immediate VR view updates, delivering a responsive viewing experience that helps reduce motion sickness during teleoperation.

The GEAR Neck, front isometric viewThe GEAR Neck, side viewThe GEAR Neck, rear isometric view

License

The GEAR Neck control software in files/software/neck_control/ is licensed under the repository’s software license (Apache-2.0). The hardware designs and this documentation are licensed under CC BY 4.0, except vendor product photos; the SteadyWin manual in files/firmware/ remains SteadyWin’s. See the repository licensing section.