Best known for its camera drones, DJi is continuing to branch out into new product areas. It now already dominates the gimbal stablizer market, and is making a name for itself in the action camera market... and now it is making programmable robots.
The RoboMaster S1 has been on sale in North America for a little whitle, but now this strange device that looks like a bomb disposal unit will be available in Europe. It features lots of the same features as its best-selling drones - in that it allows remote-controlled movement, it can take pictures and video, and has a built-in gimbal. But it can't fly.
The RoboMaster S1 is primarily designed to give new users an easy introduction to AI, engineering, and robotics. The S1 is short for Step One... and it is exactly the sort of toy that we'd love to see in every child's classroom.
The S1 is equipped with 31 sensors to help map the world around it, including six on its intelligent body armor, which are used to detect hits. Atop the durable S1 frame is a first-person view (FPV) camera that sends a stabilized live feed from the S1 to the RoboMaster app. This wide-angle camera can shoot Full HD video, and 3.7MP stills.
The robot has a range of recognition functions, allowing it to follow a person, to follow a line, or recognize certain hand gestures.
The robot can also be programmed for more advanced features using Scratch 3.0 or Python code.
For a full rundown of the robot's many capabilities and full specification see the DJI Robomaster microsite.
The RoboMaster S1 costs £499 / $500.
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