Keeping Direction Unchanged During Motion

Blue upper table is kept always horizontal when moving in 3D space.
Motion of the popcorn disk is controlled by two base-mounted motors.
Motion of the blue table along sliding joint on the popcorn disk is controlled by violet actuator.
Disadvantages:
The actuator is not base-mounted.
The calculation of trajectory of a point on the blue table can not be based on spherical coordinate system.

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