<s>
The	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
cable-suspended	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
system	I-Algorithm
which	O
enables	O
film	O
and	O
television	O
cameras	O
to	O
move	O
both	O
vertically	O
and	O
horizontally	O
over	O
a	O
predetermined	O
area	O
,	O
typically	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
of	O
a	O
sporting	O
event	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
cricket	O
pitch	O
,	O
football	O
field	O
or	O
a	O
tennis	O
court	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
trademark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
system	O
is	O
modeled	O
after	O
Skycam	O
,	O
which	O
preceded	O
it	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
invented	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
operates	O
with	O
four	O
motorized	O
winches	O
positioned	O
at	O
each	O
corner	O
at	O
the	O
base	O
of	O
the	O
covered	O
area	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
controls	O
a	O
Kevlar	O
cable	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
gyro-stabilized	B-Application
camera-carrier	O
,	O
or	O
dolly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inputs	O
of	O
the	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
"	O
pilot	O
"	O
are	O
processed	O
by	O
software	O
which	O
forwards	O
the	O
commands	O
to	O
the	O
winches	O
via	O
fiber	B-Architecture
optic	I-Architecture
cables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
Kevlar	O
cables	O
also	O
have	O
fiber	B-Architecture
optic	I-Architecture
cables	O
woven	O
into	O
them	O
to	O
carry	O
commands	O
to	O
the	O
remote-controlled	O
camera	O
head	O
and	O
bring	O
the	O
camera	O
's	O
high	O
definition	O
signal	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
control	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2019	O
the	O
remote	O
camera	O
head	O
that	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
uses	O
is	O
a	O
NEWTON	O
S2	O
gyro-stabilized	B-Application
camera	O
head	O
developed	O
by	O
Newton	O
Nordic	O
in	O
Sweden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
specially	O
trained	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
camera	O
operator	O
controls	O
the	O
NEWTON	O
camera	O
head	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
pilot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
GmbH	O
has	O
an	O
in-house	O
engineering	O
department	O
which	O
works	O
on	O
improving	O
the	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
and	O
developing	O
special	O
applications	O
to	O
meet	O
customer	O
requests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
for	O
example	O
offering	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
in	O
live	O
TV	O
broadcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jens	O
C	O
.	O
Peters	O
,	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
CCSytems	O
Inc.	O
,	O
developed	O
the	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
some	O
modifications	O
inspired	O
by	O
PMT	O
,	O
the	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
entered	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
partner	O
,	O
the	O
Austrian	O
businessman	O
Herbert	O
Neff	O
,	O
joined	O
Peters	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
company	O
,	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
GmbH	O
,	O
was	O
founded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
meet	O
the	O
growing	O
demand	O
for	O
spidercam	B-Algorithm
services	O
,	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
GmbH	O
offers	O
training	O
for	O
prospective	O
operators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
cricket	O
,	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
was	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Indian	O
Cricket	O
League	O
(	O
ICL	O
)	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
semi-finals	O
of	O
the	O
2010	O
Indian	O
Premier	O
League	O
(	O
IPL	O
)	O
in	O
Mumbai	O
and	O
then	O
in	O
Champions	O
League	O
Twenty20	O
in	O
South	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spidercams	B-Algorithm
are	O
commonly	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
FIFA	O
World	O
Cup	O
,	O
Indian	O
Premier	O
League	O
,	O
Pakistan	O
Super	O
League	O
,	O
Bundesliga	O
,	O
Rugby	O
World	O
Cup	O
,	O
UEFA	O
Champions	O
League	O
,	O
English	O
Premier	O
League	O
,	O
Ultimate	O
Fighting	O
Championship	O
,	O
US	O
Open	O
(	O
tennis	O
)	O
and	O
French	O
Open	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
system	O
toured	O
with	O
American	O
singer	O
Beyoncé	O
and	O
rapper	O
Jay-Z	O
On	O
the	O
Run	O
II	O
Tour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metallica	O
used	O
two	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
systems	O
on	O
their	O
WorldWired	O
Tour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
has	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
at	O
MTV	O
Video	O
Music	O
Awards	O
,	O
The	O
Proms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2013	O
Coca-Cola	O
600	O
was	O
disrupted	O
when	O
a	O
cablecam	O
(	O
falsely	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
spidercam	B-Algorithm
)	O
crashed	O
onto	O
the	O
racetrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
ball	O
hits	O
the	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
with	O
conclusive	O
evidence	O
,	O
the	O
ball	O
is	O
called	O
dead	O
and	O
any	O
runs	O
scored	O
or	O
wickets	O
taken	O
do	O
not	O
count	O
and	O
the	O
ball	O
is	O
rebowled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Group	O
B	O
match	O
between	O
Mumbai	O
Indians	O
and	O
Sydney	O
Sixers	O
on	O
22	O
October	O
2012	O
during	O
the	O
2012	O
Champion	O
's	O
League	O
Twenty20	O
,	O
a	O
shot	O
from	O
Dinesh	O
Karthik	O
hit	O
the	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
January	O
2016	O
at	O
the	O
SCG	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
fifth	O
ODI	O
between	O
Australia	O
and	O
India	O
,	O
Virat	O
Kohli	O
hit	O
the	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
off	O
a	O
John	O
Hastings	O
delivery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2019	O
Indian	O
Premier	O
League	O
,	O
Jaydev	O
Unadkat	O
hit	O
a	O
shot	O
that	O
caused	O
a	O
controversy	O
while	O
being	O
caught	O
,	O
as	O
his	O
franchise	O
Rajasthan	O
Royals	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
ball	O
deflected	O
off	O
a	O
cable	O
from	O
which	O
the	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
was	O
suspended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
volleyball	O
match	O
at	O
the	O
2016	O
Rio	O
Olympics	O
aired	O
on	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
volleyball	O
hit	O
the	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
and	O
was	O
ruled	O
out	O
of	O
bounds	O
by	O
the	O
judge	O
.	O
</s>
