The Orb is able to achieve unique outcomes in the three broad areas shown in the Animation on this website

1. Straight line Tracking and Scanning
2. Continuous Tilting and/or Panning and/or Rotating movements
3. Continuous rotation of output cables without the input cables twisting up

Some potential applications are listed below.

Defence: The Orb can trace a straight line between any two points in space and so it can be programmed to take positional readings of a moving object such as an aircraft or a missile. Once two positions are obtained the Orb orientates into a Tilt only movement. With a third point noted the degree of tilt over time between the first two points can be compared to that between the second and third points. The arrival time at a fourth point can therefore be exactly predetermined. The intercepting device can be the object held by the Orb or the Orb can feed the coordinates to a separate intercepting device. The input or output of the object held by the Orb can be any part of the Electromagnetic spectrum, including Laser or Radar.

Mapping: Straight line scans of a surface can be taken in both an X and a Y axis as exact straight lines and the information derived from these squares can form the grid reference of a map. Any information changes between the X axis scan and the Y axis scan will become apparent if there is motion within a square icluding the direction an object is travelling in. Providing the time difference between the X axis scan and the Y axis scan of the relevant square is known, the speed of the object relative to the Orb's scanning position can be calculated.

Industrial Robots: A Robotic arm can be designed to continuously rotate in the same direction. Using the Orb a multiplicity of circuits to the arm will remain in constant operation enabling continual control and feedback to the CPU. Additionally the hand of the Robot can be another Orb allowing movements of that hand to be true straight lines or true arcs.

Centrifuges: Any spinning device that needs feedback sensors within the rotating device. This extends to theatrical revolves requiring a multiplicity of circuits to it.

Drilling: A drill tip can have information being fed back to the operator, including that from a camera, to enable the condition of the drill bit or the hole to be monitored.

Automated Lighting: Current Automated Lighting fixtures are either conventional Yoke type (one Pan axis, one Tilt axis) or Moving Mirror type. The Moving Mirror type typically produces a straight line movement between two points which has to be forced to be arced by creating numerous points for the movement to pass through. Moving Yoke fixtures typically describe arcs and have to be forced to describe straight lines by creating numerous pass through points. The Orb allows for both types of movement within the one fixture, creating a choice of true straight lines or true arcs, plus the means to move the light continuously in the same direction without winding up the cables to the light and the controlling stepper motors.