Home security systems, video games and smartphones are all equipped with sensors, but the technology is making an impact on major industries, as well. Motion sensors not only bringing characters to life on film, but theyre also helping to protect drivers on the road, too. If youre a fan of CGI animation, youre witnessing the results of motion capture on the big screen. Motion capture technology is the technology of using markers or sensors to record data from a human being doing the motion, Irfan Merchant, CEO of Mobile Motion, tells The Huffington Posts Katie Linendoll.