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Re: DJI RoboMaster S1

#31

Post by codegladiator »

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…

> where it is hunting down a child

You are explicitly trying to put it out of context and I don't understand why.

Thats tracking and object and not "hunting". Even the hover link which makes that video visible mentions this:

> People Recognition

> Thanks to advanced computer vision technology, the S1 is able to identify and track any individual you select in the S1’s FOV.

Re: DJI RoboMaster S1

#32

Post by akerl_ »

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 more concerned by the idea that wanting “to win” is “boy energy”. Why should we persist the idea that wanting to win is a boy thing, and wanting to create/personalize is (as implied by your comment) a girl thing?

Re: DJI RoboMaster S1

#33

Post by yardie »

I like it. Wish it came with an arm instead of a turret. We have a Parrot Mambo in our home. The turret was used for a few days and then removed. It added a lot of bulk and halved the flight time.

Re: DJI RoboMaster S1

#34

Post by throwaway66666 »

codegladiator wrote: post #31
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…

> where it is hunting down a child You are explicitly trying to put it out of context and I don't understand why. Thats tracking and object and not "hunting". Even the hover link which makes that video visible mentions this: > People Recognition > Thanks to advanced computer vision technology, the S1 is able to identify and track any individual you select in the S1’s FOV.

Very well then. The robot is tracking a child with weapons drawn! Better? That was meant as a joke, it looks poor in taste because it is running after a child with the cannister of the cannon pointed towards the child. It even has "cannon cam" vision!! Without the cannon it's a great display of modern technology. With it, it looks kinda funny.

Re: DJI RoboMaster S1

#35

Post by codegladiator »

throwaway66666 wrote: post #34
codegladiator wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> where it is hunting down a child You are explicitly trying to put it out of context and I don't understand why. Thats tracking and object and not "hunting". Even the hover link which makes that video visible mentions this: > People Recognition > Thanks to advanced computer vision technology, the S1 is able to identify and track any individual you select in the S1’s FOV.

Very well then. The robot is tracking a child with weapons drawn! Better? That was meant as a joke, it looks poor in taste because it is running after a child with the cannister of the cannon pointed towards the child. It even has "cannon cam" vision!! Without the cannon it's a great display of modern technology. With it, it looks kinda funny.

So you must have same sentiments regarding paintball and lasertag as well ?

Re: DJI RoboMaster S1

#36

Post by ALittleLight »

throwaway66666 wrote: post #16
sho_hn wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

IMHO this comment qualifies as one of those "bizarre anti-Chinese sentiment" ones. The #2 consumer drone maker in the world after DJI, Parrot from France, also sells an educational drone for kids with a cannon (it's an add-on but gets sold together in a popular set), and has done so for years: The Parrot Mambo. There's countless other toys for children that include weaponry and/or glamorize it for that matter, like j…

Zero anti-chinese sentiment from my part. I was wondering if the culture there makes it more acceptable. I understand it is a poor question to ask, as it immediately sets the tone that China is doing something wrong. Perhaps I should have worded it better. Bare with me for a second though. I grew up watching western spaghetti films, playing with bb guns and thinking of cowboys as heroes. I was born and raised in Euro…

It's not normal? I'm only acquainted with a handful of children, but they all have toy guns and things. All I needed to read was your description "educational + cannon" on a drone to know I'll be getting this or something like it for my nephew this year.

I'm not Chinese and think this stuff is cool.

Re: DJI RoboMaster S1

#37

Post by joaomacp »

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.

This is obviously being used as a test for better tele-operated war machines.

China has realized AI sucks, and they will use remote soldiers - young men with good hand-eye coordination, the same set of people that are good at e-sports.

This is a Chinese war-league on these bots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRNQfaf_Cr0

Re: DJI RoboMaster S1

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Post by cbg0 »

akerl_ wrote: post #32
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 more concerned by the idea that wanting “to win” is “boy energy”. Why should we persist the idea that wanting to win is a boy thing, and wanting to create/personalize is (as implied by your comment) a girl thing?

> Why should we persist the idea that wanting to win is a boy thing

Because it most often is, boys typically like to compete more than girls do. I'm not going to quote studies on this, just basing this on my experience growing up and now as an adult being around small kids.

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