Brief
To showcase the speed, reliability and low latency of T-Mobile’s 5G network by tattooing someone remotely in real-time over a wireless 5G connection.
Approach
There were three lanes of initial development. Firstly we needed to work out how to track the tattoo artist’s movements and detect when he was making contact with the surface of a fake practice arm and transmit this data over the network. Secondly, we had to develop a robotic platform that could receive this data in realtime and control the robot’s movements in relation to the human arm. Thirdly we needed to develop a deep understanding of the fine details of tattooing.
Impact
A fully functioning 5G tattooing robot that is showcased in a mind-blowing three-minute documentary-style film. (Video views in a week: 340,000)