6DOF motion simulator · Portal Development Kit (PDK)EMOTION
A screen shows you the world. ARK is how you feel it.
Under 1 ms game-out to motion. 3 g on all six axes. Development kits starting at $4,899.99.
Motion equals emotion
Driven by drivers.
Filmed as they climbed out, unscripted, on expo demonstration units of the development kit.
“Feels absolutely amazing … very realistic, especially the jumps.”
“It felt stable … there was a lot more verticality than I thought there would be.”
“Like nothing else … Really is a whole different beast.”
“That was a workout … really good bit of kit.”
Each rider consented; none was paid or given anything. Every quote is cut from a captioned film on See it move.
Fastest sector.
Bigger rigs are slow, and they drag you back to center. The PDK answers the game in under 1 ms and returns to center below what your inner ear can detect: the car's motion stands alone. Six direct-drive motors, with no gearbox and no belt between the command and the seat. Bigger is not better: convincing motion comes from the right cues, precisely timed.
The PDK's figure is measured; the method is on /technology/latency/. The inner ear's 5 ms is the time constant of its canals. One frame at 60 fps lasts 16.7 ms.
Build it. Feel it.
Your idea, made real. Counter-Strike 2, Minecraft on the elytra, water drawing the motion, a song played through the six motors: one development kit, all on film.
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Work with ARK
Develop today. Work with ARK tomorrow.
Get in at the ground level. The software is in active development, and the developers who order now help us shape it. The people who know the Development Kit are the ones who can install, service, tune and customize ARK rigs where they live when the commercial unit comes, and launch their own business from it. If you want the opportunity to work with ARK in the future, you need to have experience on the Development Kit.
- Order a Development Kit nowAny of the four builds. Build it, run it, tune it.
- Gain the experienceInstalling, tuning, customizing and developing on your own kit, with the developers shaping the software.
- Work with ARKWhen the commercial unit comes, ARK publishes the terms for working with it. The experienced can launch their own business from it: servicing, installing, tuning and customizing rigs where they are.
Choose your rig.
Four development-kit builds of one 6DOF motion platform. The difference is the rig around it.
Development Kit: early-access hardware, software in active development. For developers, integrators and research partners.
$8,499.99€8,699.99 · development-kit price
The whole rig, matched. You add the seat, PC and screen.
- 6DOF motion core
- Steel racing chassis
- Extension feet and the two-piece wood table
- 40 Nm+ direct-drive wheelbase, wheel, load-cell pedals, button box
Our own 40 Nm+ wheelbase. Comparable 35 Nm base: $3,299. Prioritized for manufacture: we build development kits in sequence, prioritizing this build.
Order a development kitOpens the order page with the PDK + ARK Ecosystem selected.
Air holds the weight. Motors do the moving.
Three air cylinders carry the standing weight of the platform and rider. It stands on a custom cast-aluminum base and table. Six direct-drive motors, no gearbox and no belt, spend all their torque on motion. It holds 3 g on all six axes, fully loaded (250 kg). 3 g is the firmware limit on the development kit; the hardware envelope is larger.
What happens when you order.
- Order and payPaid in full at order, by card or bank transfer, on the order page.
- Production NoticeThe email that says the parts for your Kit have gone into a production batch. Full refund until your Production Notice.
- Shipping quoteQuoted when your Kit is ready, about $500 to a US address. You accept it before you pay it.
- DeliveryBuilt to allocation for qualified recipients · delivery expected January to April 2027; delays of up to 12 months are possible. It arrives as pre-assembled modules.
EU
Development kits for the EU are requested by email to devsupport@ark-dynamics.com; each request is reviewed.
Terms
Supplied under a Development Kit Evaluation Agreement: support commitment, cancellation and import terms are in the agreement. Development kits are invoiced to the recipient under the evaluation agreement; codes, if issued, go on the order. Prices exclude shipping, import duty, tariffs and taxes.
Before you order.
Who can order one?
Developers, integrators and research partners: independent developers, studios, labs and teams who will use it in their trade, business, profession or research. Development Kit: early-access hardware, software in active development.
What does the price cover?
The hardware and the software licence. Shipping is quoted when your Kit is ready, about $500 to a US address; you pay VAT, import duty, tariffs and taxes where they apply. You add the seat, PC and screen.
Can I order from the EU?
Development kits for the EU are requested by email to devsupport@ark-dynamics.com; each request is reviewed. In the EU, the UK, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Canada, development kits are supplied to businesses only.
Do I need to assemble it?
Yes. The kit arrives as pre-assembled modules. It bolts together feet first. The Safety Manual and Installation Guide ship with the kit.
How loud is it?
Measured 1 m away: 71 dB while racing, 47 dB with the rig switched off.
Will my seat fit?
A seat rated for motion use mounts directly on the table: drill the wood top, or bolt through the holes in its aluminum skeleton. Our full-rig cost page counts a racing seat at $399.
Can I use it commercially?
The PDK is supplied for evaluation and development under the Development Kit Evaluation Agreement. Commercial operation (a venue, an attraction, paid rides) needs a separate Commercial Operator Agreement; institutional use needs a separate academic license. Write to us with what you are planning.
Can I upgrade later?
Yes. Upgrade a PDK to the PDK + ARK Ecosystem from your account and pay the difference between the two builds.
PDK + ARK Ecosystem · $8,499.99€8,699.99 · development-kit price
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