About · ARK Dynamics
Audio to hear,
video to see,
ARK to feel.
ARK Dynamics builds six-degree-of-freedom direct-drive motion platforms for developers, researchers and sim racers. The engineering goes into the part of an experience you feel rather than see or hear.
The engineering figures
encoders, every motor
footprint, PDK Racer
latency, game to motion
ARK's adjustments to the Stewart platform target 21-bit direct-drive motion control inside a 1.00 × 1.00 m platform footprint on its own feet, 1.57 m in diameter with the extension feet. Retracted height is 0.50 m. The CAD-measured RSCV021 figure, straight feet, is 1.24 × 1.02 m — that is the chassis build measured over its feet. The published latency figure is under 1 ms, from the game's telemetry reaching the platform to the actuator moving, with both measurement points on /technology/latency/.
Mission
Research-quality motion, built to be developed with.
Direct-drive six-axis motion, put in developers' hands first.
ARK Dynamics builds motion technology for communities to develop with, and puts it in developers' hands first. The fields it serves: gaming, entertainment and motion research.
The kit is for people who want to build on it rather than watch it: developers integrating motion into their own applications, businesses evaluating a simulation solution, and anyone following where immersive technology is heading.
Intended uses: professional-grade VR, sim racing and flight simulation.
How it works Where the kit has been shown — and where it is next
- 21-bit encoders: 221 = 2,097,152 positions per revolution, checked by calculation. verified by calculation
- Footprint: 1.00 × 1.00 m on its own feet, 1.57 m in diameter with the extension feet. The CAD-measured RSCV021 figure, feet straight, is 1.24 × 1.02 m — the same chassis build measured over its feet. CAD-measured over the feet
- Sub-millisecond latency: from the game's telemetry reaching the platform to the actuator moving, with both measurement points published on /technology/latency/.
Kinemaniacs + ARK
The community and the company.
ARK is the tech. Kinemaniacs is the community.
Kinemaniacs
Kinemaniacs, in development, is where the makers, developers and motion enthusiasts who build with the kit will meet: builds, challenges and workshops. Its Discord runs a private server for verified buyers, a public channel for information, and titles for the earliest supporters and contributors.
ARK Dynamics
ARK Dynamics is the company that takes the Portal Development Kit to market: the engineering, the patent and the manufacturing path. It is distinct from Kinemaniacs and built alongside it.
FlyPT Mover, the motion-cueing tool the PDK works with, was built independently by a community member who alpha-tested an early development kit. The tool and its title support belong to FlyPT Mover.
Next step
Three ways to work with ARK.
The kit, a conversation about your use case, or the company itself.