inverse kinematics

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inverse kinematics

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uncountable The mathematical process of recovering the movements of an object from some other data, such as a film of those movements; it is useful in robotics and in creating animations.
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@misc{inverse_kinematics_2026,
  title = {inverse kinematics},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inverse%20kinematics},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}