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Re: DJI RoboMaster S1

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Post by TomMarius »

lnsru wrote: post #11
hurrdurr2 wrote: post #4

Making the offensive component a central design element is... interesting. They could have designed a robot for kids like what anki did but.. this is what they came up with.

I can imagine, that some primitive gripper is many times more expensive than this offensive component. With a gripper robot must be also bigger and wider as well as more expensive. As I can see in my home country (ex Soviet Union), parents have no problems when little kids play with guns, tanks or planes. Germans, for example, avoid this. I have mixed feelings, I love peace, but the guns also exist in this world.

I'm from the former Eastern Bloc. Not playing with a toy gun as a child is seen as weird. It's something that never happens, everyone has used a toy gun many many times and never ever thought it's wrong.

Re: DJI RoboMaster S1

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Post by foxylad »

hurrdurr2 wrote: post #4

Making the offensive component a central design element is... interesting. They could have designed a robot for kids like what anki did but.. this is what they came up with.

Really limiting their demographic though. A little thought and they could have have had all the Candy Crush kids too.

Re: DJI RoboMaster S1

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Post by foldingmoney »

throwaway66666 wrote: post #7
hurrdurr2 wrote: post #4

Making the offensive component a central design element is... interesting. They could have designed a robot for kids like what anki did but.. this is what they came up with.

The fact that DJI releases an educational robot for kids that has a working cannon feels super icky from my western perspective. In China do they think it's a great idea? Is the culture gap that big, or is there another reason? Also, how long until someone recreates the famous square scene with a lego character and 3 of these? EDIT: This video from the promo page where it is hunting down a child - https://www1.djicdn…

I grew up in a western country in the 80s; all my toys were war or military based.

Re: DJI RoboMaster S1

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Post by throwaway66666 »

Lazare wrote: post #19
throwaway66666 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The fact that DJI releases an educational robot for kids that has a working cannon feels super icky from my western perspective. In China do they think it's a great idea? Is the culture gap that big, or is there another reason? Also, how long until someone recreates the famous square scene with a lego character and 3 of these? EDIT: This video from the promo page where it is hunting down a child - https://www1.djicdn…

> The fact that DJI releases a [toy] for kids that has a working cannon feels super icky from my western perspective. I don't think that's a western perspective, I think that's your perspective. The actual western perspective likes robots, toys, toy weapons, robotic toys, and robotic toy weapons, and all the various combinations thereof. Nerf and Transformers have been cultural staples for decades. This isn't even th…

yes, there are many commercial toy robots with guns. And there are many gun toys and violent videogames etc etc.

But they are not educational. Educational + has a cannon. There is some cognitive dissonance right there. My opinion.

Re: DJI RoboMaster S1

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Post by Mauronic1 »

xchaotic wrote: post #18

My kids went through Sphero, Mindstorms and a couple of other robots where you can program them in Scratch and similar. To me such a toy would have been a godsend. They got bored pretty quickly. Another issue is that gimbal adds to video quality but also to cost. Finally with the hype, I was expecting a nice ready to fly FPV drone. So I'm a bit meh about this toy.

Why do you think they would not get bored? Also, what do you think about the price?

Re: DJI RoboMaster S1

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Post by Mauronic1 »

My American girlfriend's immediate response: seems militaristic and violent.

My daughter was turned off from robotics at a young age. She joined firstego league and there was a ton of domineering "boy energy" in her school. She enjoyed creating and personalizing the robots in unique ways, the boys wanted "to win".

This is what happens when you have a bunch of dudes designing educational robot toys.

Re: DJI RoboMaster S1

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Post by dgzl »

Mauronic1 wrote: post #27

My American girlfriend's immediate response: seems militaristic and violent. My daughter was turned off from robotics at a young age. She joined firstego league and there was a ton of domineering "boy energy" in her school. She enjoyed creating and personalizing the robots in unique ways, the boys wanted "to win". This is what happens when you have a bunch of dudes designing educational robot toys.

I'm curious, since you know your daughter's personality (and those of little girls in general) better than I do, how would the game be designed such that they'd be more interested? Keep in mind this is coming from a company known for making high quality drones.

Re: DJI RoboMaster S1

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Post by chrismcb »

throwaway66666 wrote: post #7
hurrdurr2 wrote: post #4

Making the offensive component a central design element is... interesting. They could have designed a robot for kids like what anki did but.. this is what they came up with.

The fact that DJI releases an educational robot for kids that has a working cannon feels super icky from my western perspective. In China do they think it's a great idea? Is the culture gap that big, or is there another reason? Also, how long until someone recreates the famous square scene with a lego character and 3 of these? EDIT: This video from the promo page where it is hunting down a child - https://www1.djicdn…

You mean the western perspective that have us bb guns, lawn dartsm, nerf guns, slingshots, and a plethora of other destructive devices? As a western kids I woukd have loved a robot with working Canon. As a western adult, even more so.
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