Drone Maker DJI Soars Into STEM Robots With RoboMaster S1

DJI, best known for its high-flying drones, is taking a more terrestrial approach with its latest product, an educational robot named RoboMaster S1. Available starting today for $499, the S1 offers kids and adults interested in learning Python ways to code and play solo or with others. S1 which stands for Step 1, comes with a companion RoboMaster app for iOS and Android, where you can program six different types of basic functions in Scratch 3.0 block-coding or the more advanced Python language: Line Follow: Use the RoboMaster app to create a path for the S1 to follow. Vision Marker Recognition: The S1 can read 44 different Vision Markers,a which consist of letters, special characters and numbers. You can program the S1 to conduct a different function upon scanning a marker.