Puppeteer is proposed for automatic rigging and animation of 3D objects. Given a 3D object, Puppeteer first automatically generates skeletal structures and skinning weights, then animates the rigged ...

A comprehensive Python implementation of 3D Topology Optimization based on SIMP (Solid Isotropic Material with Penalization) method. Unlike traditional MATLAB implementations, PyTopo3D brings the ...

On Thursday, a large group of university and private industry researchers unveiled Genesis, a new open source computer simulation system that lets robots practice tasks in simulated reality 430,000 ...

In honor of Saul Bass’s birthday this month, we’re taking a look at some of the greatest animated title sequences from live-action movies (the topic of great credits sequences in animated movies is a ...

For Jackass Forever, Johnny Knoxville and director Jeff Tremaine decided it was time to bring in some fresh meat: Namely, Sean “Poopies” McInerney, Jasper Dolphin, Eric Manaka, Zach Holmes, and Rachel ...

Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) is a metaheuristic algorithm used for optimising nonlinear continuous functions. PSO is inspired by the social behaviour of animal groups, showcasing knowledge ...