Robe at LDI 2024A busy LDI marked Robe's 30th birthday. The company entertained attendees with a new live performance stage production, The Fifth Dimension, which helped win the coveted Most Creative Use of Light Award at the show. Over three days, Robe launched two new products -- the LedPOINTE and the T.5 Profile -- and showcased several other new lighting fixtures for the first time at a US trade show, including iBOLT which has just been approved and is available for US and Canadian markets. Additionally, the company, its friends, colleagues, and team members celebrated the life and legacy of industry icon Craig Burross in a special tribute hour after the first day. In addition to LEDPointe and the T.5 profile, four other new Robe products -- the iFORTE Fresnel, the PAINTE Fresnel, the SVOPATT, and the SVB1 luminaire -- were all seen for the first time in the US. The demonstration area on the stand was full throughout the expo, with lots of requests and general interest across the full range of Robe products that incorporated all the current moving light and LED ranges as well as the popular RoboSpot remote following system. Receiving special attention was Robe's iBOLT -- ten of these PLASA Innovation Award-winning products were central on the live show lighting rig, illustrating how their brightness can be seamlessly integrated into indoor shows, as well as being ideal super-bright searchlights when outside. The Fifth Dimension featured acrobat / dancer Oskar Skrypko. Design, lighting, video, audio, choreography, SFX, programming, and staging of the show -- were wholly produced by Robe's in-house lighting team led by Nathan Wan and Andy Webb. The show covered a wide variety of tasks for which the different products can be used -- from skin tones and key lighting to pure effects, drama, playfulness, back-lighting, set washing and dressing, and much more. Over 200 lighting fixtures -- 44 DMX universes and 920 pixels, nearly 1,000 cues -- were executed in the nine-minute show which was programmed on an Avolites Diamond D9-215 console running to timecode. It wasn't only the nine-minute live extravaganza that impressed those judging the LDI booths. They also appreciated the set design and the slick VOG (Voice of God) product presentations, which introduced and illustrated each of the products, giving each of them an on-stand demo. The Most Creative Use of Light Award was accepted on behalf of the team by Wan. After the first day of the show, the Robe booth paid respects to the late Craig Burross, who sadly passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in May of this year. Family, friends, and colleagues throughout the industry enjoyed a glass of champagne, a toast led by Robert Mokry, and a special slideshow of "Craig Moments" displayed on the booth's LED screens while listening to some of his favorite music. Robe's other businesses -- architectural and LED lighting manufacturer Anolis, UK-based lighting console and media server manufacturer Avolites, Australian-based power distribution gurus LSC Control Systems, and lighting control and integration solutions specialist Artistic License -- were located on adjacent booths. Avolites launched their D7 console to the US market, with two variants -- D7-330 and D7-215 -- packable into standard Peli Air cases for checking-in as hold luggage that can fly anywhere, the company says. Robe's architectural and LED lighting brand Anolis showed its new Agame color changing "window reveal" light together with a selection of fixtures from the Lyrae and Calumma families. 2024 was the first time LSC has exhibited at LDI since before COVID and they enjoyed being part of the Robe "pavilion" which increased their visitor footfall, seeing a broad range of customers, from freelancers to major rental companies. LSC's UNITOUR power solution grabbed attention, with powerful features to protect expensive lights, video, and audio kit. 
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