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DJI Ground-Based RoboMaster S1 Educational Robot

noreply@blogger.com (ravenII) — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 08:47:00 +0000

DJI has mastered the skies, now the company wants to take its first step into educational technology with the ground-based RoboMaster S1. Loaded with sensors and other technology, this robot is meant to appeal to everyone interested in tech, with its ability to offer fun while still providing a perfect platform for learning about AI, engineering, and robotics. As “Step 1” in DJI’s educational journey, the S1 is an impressive creation, with 31 sensors, a 5MP first-person view camera, an infrared and gel bead Blaster (non-toxic, by the way), and six Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) control ports for adding on your own hardware later on.
Fortunate enough to have a hands-on preview of the unit, I can say that the RoboMaster S1 is an incredible device. Its core set of features and performance are top notch and it is a lot of fun. Of course, it is also highly technical. Among the highlights are machine vision technology, a powerful central processing unit, and industrial-grade CAN-bus cable for handling all the necessary data. It is immediately apparent that this isn’t your standard RC toy when you see it perfectly tracking and following a line on the floor while simultaneously reading signs in front of it to determine which direction to head next—and that was simply the first demo.

This initial demo showed two of the six built-in intelligent recognition functions, the other four being a Follow Mode, which can track a specific person using the built-in camera; a Clap Recognition, which can be programmed to recognize distinct clap patterns; Gesture Recognition, similar to many of the options built into DJI drones though the RoboMaster S1 can be programmed; and S1 Recognition, which allows it to identify other S1 units and perform programmed movements. All of this relies on the 120º FPV camera which transmits video in real-time to your connected devices.

The programmability is emphasized with the S1, since users can write Scratch 3.0 or Python code to control many functions of the robot. You can simple write code to control movement or you can delve into the more advanced options and increase efficiency or optimize the torque of the wheels. Each of the wheels is quite unique, as well. The Mecanum wheels each have 12 rollers on them for completely omnidirectional movement—this means forward, backward, and side-to-side movements are possible. A custom brushless motor ensures clean movement, too.

Get yours at B&H

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Is In The App Store.

noreply@blogger.com (ravenII) — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 13:14:00 +0000

From the makers of Pokémon GO, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is the real-world augmented reality (AR) game inspired by the Wizarding World that puts magic in the hands of players worldwide. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is co-developed and co-published by Niantic, Inc. and WB Games San Francisco as part of Portkey Games, a label dedicated to creating new Wizarding World mobile and video games inspired by J.K. Rowling's original stories that place players at the center of their own adventure.

Realize Your Wizarding Potential

A calamity has befallen the wizarding world, causing Foundables—magical artefacts, creatures, people, and even memories—to mysteriously appear in the Muggle world. As a new recruit of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force, you’ll work with witches and wizards from across the globe to solve the mystery of The Calamity and keep magic safe from Muggle eyes.

The Magic Is All Around You

As you step outside and explore the world, the Map will reveal Traces of magic that indicate the location of Foundables. These Traces are found at various real-world locations and trigger richly detailed 3D encounters in full 360-degree advanced AR. You’ll need to cast a variety of spells to defeat the confounding magic surrounding the Foundables in order to safely return them to the wizarding world. Keep an eye out for other things that will aid you on your journey including Inns that replenish Spell Energy, ingredients that can be used to brew potions, and even Portkeys that can whisk you away to iconic wizarding world locations.

Stronger United

Gather your friends to take on even bigger magical feats such as Wizarding Challenges, real-time cooperative multiplayer battles against dangerous foes. To overcome the stronger threats and discover rarer Foundables, you’ll need to team up and strategize with your fellow witches and wizards and specialize in different magical Professions—Auror, Magizoologist, and Professor—that each have their own unique skills and abilities that come in handy at different times.

Ready your wand, alert your friends, and be ready to protect the wizarding world from a global calamity. Your Wizarding adventure awaits!

Stay tuned for the latest at WizardsUnite.com

Shang Tsung Joins Spawn, Sindel, Nightwolf, and 2 more guests for Mortal Kombat Eleven MK!!

noreply@blogger.com (ravenII) — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 07:12:00 +0000

(Age restricted video)
Shang Tsung is coming to Mortal Kombat Eleven #MK11 along with Spawn, Sindel, Nightwolf, and 2 more guests in the Kombat Pack! Early access to the Sorcerer begins June 18th.

Compare versions and select yours at Mortal Kombat

Star Wars Jedi : Fallen Order Extra detail Game Play 12 Minutes of it.

noreply@blogger.com (ravenII) — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 11:43:00 +0000

Star Wars Jedi : Fallen Order by Respawn. Respawn is collaborated with Lucasfilm and EA to develop this brand new action-adventure game set in the Star Wars™ universe. According to the makers this game will be far removed from the Respawn’s previous work, promises the potential to reignite fans’ passion for Star Wars video games after the disappointing Star Wars Battlefront II.
I am sure you have seen the trailer already. Here are some 11 extra details from the Star Wars Jedi : Fallen Order game play, thanks to Eurogamer.

Mix Everything About 'Dark Souls' And 'Game Of Thrones' and You Got The New Game, 'Elden Ring' And It Is Looking Very Promising

noreply@blogger.com (ravenII) — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 11:54:00 +0000

We think most are shocked like us that one of the best game developers, Hidetaka Miyazaki and the best fantasy author alive today, GEORGE R. R. MARTIN, have come together to create a new game: Elden Ring.

The game's trailer was introduced during Microsoft's E3 2019 press conference. If you know Miyazaki, it's as about weird and vague as you'd expect. From the trailer, it is going to be a real killer game and you are going to die at the hands of the character below, a few times. There are more weird fantasy characters, the mysterious magic ring, broken long ago. Burning skies, creepy arms. Get ready to die, over and over

ELDEN RING,

A NEW WORLD CREATED BY HIDETAKA MIYAZAKI AND GEORGE R. R. MARTIN. Developed by FromSoftware, Inc. and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.,

ELDEN RING is a is a fantasy action-RPG adventure set within a world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki – creator of the influential DARK SOULS video game series; and George R.R. Martin – author of The New York Times best-selling fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire. Within the world of ELDEN RING, danger and discovery lurk around every corner in FromSoftware’s largest game to-date. Twitter: @ELDENRING Instagram: @ELDENRING Facebook: @ELDENRINGOFFICIAL Website: www.ELDENRING.com

Gaming

フロム・ソフトウェアとバンダイナムコエンターテインメントがおくる完全新作アクションRPG『ELDEN RING（エルデンリング）』プラットフォーム：PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC 発売日：未定オフィシャルサイト：https://www.fromsoftware.jp/jp/eldenr...

Keanu Reeves Surprises E3 Attendees With Cyberfunk 2077 Introduction

noreply@blogger.com (ravenII) — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 10:41:00 +0000

John Wick himself appeared on E3 stage to surprise attendees With Cyberfunk 2077 Introduction. Keanu Reeves, on-stage, at the Xbox E3 Briefing revealed the Cyberpunk 2077 release date. The Actor will also be featured as a game character.
Keanu Reeves will be taking part in Cyberpunk 2077, which will come out in April 16, 2020. Keanu Reeves, whi is John Wick, like the movie character, announced on stage during Microsoft’s E3 2019 presser to announce his presence in the game as well as the release date.

Reinforcement Learning Environment for Gaming, Google Research Football

noreply@blogger.com (ravenII) — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 01:14:00 +0000

Google released the Google Research Football Environment, a novel RL environment where agents aim to master the world’s most popular sport—football, no not that, this is soccer. The Football Environment and the engine, modeled after popular football video games, provides a physics based 3D football simulation where agents control either one or all football players on their team, learn how to pass between them, and manage to overcome their opponent’s defense in order to score goals. The Football Environment provides several crucial components: a highly-optimized game engine, a demanding set of research problems called Football Benchmarks, as well as the Football Academy, a set of progressively harder RL scenarios. In addition, to facilitate research, Google also released a beta version of the underlying open-source code on Github.

Football Engine The core of the Football Environment is an advanced football simulation, called Football Engine, which is based on a heavily modified version of Gameplay Football. Based on input actions for the two opposing teams, it simulates a match of football including goals, fouls, corner and penalty kicks, and offsides. The Football Engine is written in highly optimized C++ code, allowing it to be run on off-the-shelf machines, both with GPU and without GPU-based rendering enabled. This allows it to reach a performance of approximately 25 million steps per day on a single hexa-core machine.

Learn more at the AI Blog of Google

Stadia Founders Edition, Coming In November - Pre Order Now

noreply@blogger.com (ravenII) — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 13:29:00 +0000

Google is releasing the console less gaming platform very soon. Stadia comes in two versions, Free and Stadia pro at $9:99 month.

Stadia is Google's game platform that uses different elements of Google technology, from data centers to hardware. It brings together people playing games and watching games, from any where. Today Google announced the first collection of games coming to Stadia, and we’ll continue to add to this list later this summer.
You can now pre-order the Stadia Founder’s Edition at the Google Store—a limited number are available, so if you want to be one of our “founders,” be sure to get it before it’s gone. The Founder’s Edition packs nearly $300 of value into just $129.99 and includes:

A Chromecast Ultra
A limited-edition Night Blue Stadia Controller
Three months of Stadia Pro (more on that below)
A three month Buddy Pass to bring one friend along for the ride
Dibs on selecting a Stadia Name

Stadia Pro:

Three months included in Founder's Edition.

Part of Founder's Edition

Resolution: Up to 4K

Frame rate: 60 FPS

Sound: 5.1 surround sound

Buy games whenever you want: Yes

Additional free games released regularly: Yes, starting with Destiny 2: The Collection

Stadia Pro-exclusive discounts on select game purchases: Yes

$9.99 / mo

Stadia Controller (Night Blue)
    Dimensions
    163 mm (6.42 in) x 105 mm (4.13 in) x 65 mm (2.56 in)

    Weight
    268g (9.45 oz)

    Wi-Fi®
    Dual-band (2.4GHz / 5GHz) IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac connectivity

    Bluetooth®¹
    Bluetooth Low Energy 4.2 (BLE)¹

    Headset jack
    3.5mm headset jack for headsets with or without microphone
    USB
    USB-C™ port for charging, wired gameplay, and accessories such as USB-C headsets. HID-compliant
    Google Assistant button and microphone
    Google Assistant button to trigger microphone²
    Capture button
    Quick access to image and video capture
    Battery
    Internal rechargeable Li-Ion battery
    Colors
    Night Blue

What's in the box
Stadia Controller (Night Blue)
USB-C™ to A cable
Power Adapter
Google Chromecast Ultra (Black)
Power adapter with integrated cable (required)