Animats introduced ragdoll physics technology in 1997. Our Falling Bodies product was for years the most advanced ragdoll dynamics system on the market.

For five years, we licensed the technology to a middleware company and stayed out of the ragdoll business ourselves.

That's over. We're coming back. Still with the best-looking ragdolls around. Our ragdolls look like they have weight. They don't go "boink", like the competition's. Watch for further developments.

Our technology for high-quality ragdolls is patented. This broad patent covers most spring/damper character simulation systems. If it falls, it has joints, it looks right, and it works right, it's probably covered by our patent.