Manimator: Transforming Research Papers into Visual Explanations
Samarth P, Vyoman Jain, Shiva Golugula, Motamarri Sai Sathvik

TL;DR
Manimator is an open-source system that uses large language models to automatically generate educational animations from research papers and prompts, making complex STEM concepts more accessible.
Contribution
It introduces a novel pipeline that interprets research papers and prompts to produce executable animations, democratizing high-quality educational content creation.
Findings
Automates the creation of visual explanations for complex concepts.
Uses LLMs to interpret and translate research papers into animations.
Potential to enhance STEM education and understanding.
Abstract
Understanding complex scientific and mathematical concepts, particularly those presented in dense research papers, poses a significant challenge for learners. Dynamic visualizations can greatly enhance comprehension, but creating them manually is time-consuming and requires specialized knowledge and skills. We introduce manimator, an open-source system that leverages Large Language Models to transform research papers and natural language prompts into explanatory animations using the Manim engine. Manimator employs a pipeline where an LLM interprets the input text or research paper PDF to generate a structured scene description outlining key concepts, mathematical formulas, and visual elements and another LLM translates this description into executable Manim Python code. We discuss its potential as an educational tool for rapidly creating engaging visual explanations for complex STEM…
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Taxonomy
TopicsData Visualization and Analytics · Mathematics, Computing, and Information Processing · Science Education and Pedagogy
