# Turning Platform > PhotoRobot heavy-duty turntable for furniture and machinery, with plates up to 280 cm and a 1500 kg load capacity. Also known as: Turning Platform HT, Turning Platform HT / RotoPower. Category: Hardware. The Turning Platform is a PhotoRobot heavy-duty motorised turntable for large or heavy products such as furniture, garden machinery and quad bikes. It rotates the object in sync with the camera for automated 360 photography of single-row and multi-row spins. ## How PhotoRobot uses it The Turning Platform has a load capacity of 1500 kg and plate diameters of up to 280 cm, with zero-clearance transmission and high torque. It comes in a standard version and a High Torque (HT) / RotoPower version, which brings mains power into the rotating plate ([RotoPower](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/rotopower)) so appliances can be switched on while they rotate. Optional mannequin stands adapt it to fashion photography, it combines with the [Robotic Arm](https://www.photorobot.com/robots/robotic-arm), and the HT / RotoPower version can be transformed into the [Virtual Catwalk](https://www.photorobot.com/robots/catwalk), an infinite runway for filming models. ## See on photorobot.com - [Turning Platform](https://www.photorobot.com/robots/turning-platform) - [Turning Platform manual](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/turning-platform) ## Related terms - [Photography turntable](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/photography-turntable): A rotating platform that turns a product in front of a fixed camera so it can be photographed from every side. - [Virtual Catwalk](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/virtual-catwalk): PhotoRobot rotating platform with a treadmill belt that lets models walk an infinite runway for 360 fashion video. - [Robotic Arm](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/robotic-arm): PhotoRobot motorised camera arm that moves the camera vertically around a product for multi-row and 3D capture. - [Zero-clearance transmission](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/zero-clearance-transmission): A drive without mechanical play between motor and plate, so the plate stops exactly where commanded. - [Vignette](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/vignette): Darkening or lightening towards the edges of an image, either a lens fault or a deliberate effect. - [RotoPower](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/rotopower): PhotoRobot option that brings mains power into the rotating part of a robot, so a product can stay switched on while it turns. ## Where this term appears on photorobot.com Mentioned on 45 pages. Most relevant: - [Turning Platform User Guide - Standard, HT / RotoPower](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/turning-platform): The PhotoRobot Turning Platform User Guide contains user information for the standard and the HT / RotoPower versions of the device. - [TURNING PLATFORM](https://www.photorobot.com/robots/turning-platform): The Turning Platform is a heavy-duty, motorized photography turntable to rotate large or heavy objects for 360-degree product photography. - [PhotoRobot’s Turning Platform for 360 Product Photography](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/turning-platform-360-product-photography): …an extensive range of accessories and state-of-the-art automation software, PhotoRobot’s Turning Platform for 360 product photography makes a welcome addition to any photography studio shooting heavy… - [PhotoRobot Turning Platform - System Design & Functionality](https://www.photorobot.com/videos/turning-platform-design-functionality): Watch a video overview of PhotoRobot’s Turning Platform for 360 product photography of heavy and light objects, large or small. - [Photographing Quads and Dirt Bikes on the Turning Platform](https://www.photorobot.com/videos/turning-platform-demo-quads-dirt-bikes): Watch footage of PhotoRobot Studio using the Turning Platform to photograph 360s of dirt bikes and quads for a customer. - [PhotoRobot: Robots Designed for Quick and Easy Assembly](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/robots-for-quick-and-easy-assembly): …our robots in your workspace, looking specifically at how to set up PhotoRobot’s Turning Platform and Robotic Arm. - [360 Degree Spin Photography of Dirt Bikes and Quads](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/spin-photography-dirt-bikes-and-quads): For us, this photoshoot was the perfect opportunity to show off our high-torque Turning_Platform. - [How to Photograph Furniture - Logistics, Prep and Execution](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/how-to-photograph-furniture): Both the Turning_Platform and Carousel motorized turntables take up minimal space in any product photography setup, studio, warehouse or production hall. - [How Multiple PhotoRobot Modules Combine - the Flexi_Studio](https://www.photorobot.com/videos/flexible-studio-modules): Discover configurations of the Case 1300 photography turntable, the Turning Platform, PhotoRobot’s Cube, and the Robotic Arm. - [Product Photography Equipment - Overview](https://www.photorobot.com/robots): TURNING PLATFORM A heavy-duty turntable photography solution for large and / or heavy products like furniture and machinery.