Second Wave has introduced RoboLift Small and RoboLift High, motorised tripods intended for PTZ cameras, teleprompters and automated studios. The High model moves between 106 and 206 centimetres, carries up to 15 kilograms and travels at 25 millimetres per second.
A wired controller operates height locally. Adding the separate Robotic Data Box puts the lift on a network and exposes control through VISCA, allowing a central system to recall or adjust camera height alongside pan, tilt and zoom. Bitfocus Companion integration is planned but is not yet included.
A controllable vertical axis can preserve framing when a studio switches between seated and standing presenters or reuses one space for several formats. The unit also has a folding wheeled base, integrated levelling and cable guards, making it closer to a compact automated pedestal than a conventional static tripod.
Second Wave labels the product AI-ready, but no image analysis is built in; automation depends on external software. Noise, repeatability, positional feedback, safety interlocks, acceleration profiles and multi-unit orchestration have not been independently measured.
