Snap #65: discover Ai-Da, the first painter robot

Ai-Da is considered to be the world’s first robot artist. She is once again being talked about since now it is at the Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art that we will be able to find her works on the occasion of an exhibition on April 22.
His secret? Cameras built into his eyes and a newly upgraded robotic arm. The latter manages to paint without human intervention. As a general rule, it takes five hours to produce a work.

Swiss-Mile the robot on four wheels

Formerly called ANYmal, the Swiss quadruped robot is now called Swiss-Mile. Like a transformers, this little robot can stand on two legs as well as roll on its four wheels. At ease both indoors and outdoors, Swiss-Mile can avoid obstacles and climb stairs. He can call the elevator and become a quality delivery man. According to its designers, it would be able, in the future, to open a door and retrieve packages.

Elgato unveils its new recording device, the HD60 X

Recording and broadcasting games from your favorite video games while retaining the best graphics from the latest consoles is now possible.
Elgato has just announced the release of its new next-generation capture box: the HD60 X. It is adapted and optimized in particular for the PS5 as well as the Xbox Series X/S.
Now you can stream like a pro. HD60 X is compatible with any system, application and platform. It will still take 199.99 euros to afford this little gem.

Epic Games will release Reality Scan

3D modeling at your fingertips is the concept of the Reality Scan application. From simple photos taken with your smartphone, transpose a real object into a virtual universe.
This application is primarily aimed at developers who would save time. The use seems, according to the demonstration video, rather simple, since it would suffice to take a picture of the object in question a minimum of twenty times.
For the modeling to be as faithful as possible to the original, it would be necessary to take pictures of the object from all angles. Then, the photos must be sent to the Sketchfab platform. A few minutes later, the model will be ready to be integrated into your 3D projects. Reality Scan will be available in a few months.

The pixel war took place on Reddit

A “Pixel War” took place on the Reddit forum for four days from 1^er last April. Users around the world have added colored pixels to form a mural. However, a user can only insert one pixel every five minutes. Thus, we find symbols or emblematic elements of each nation.
A “war”, led in part by streamers, was born in order to evolve as quickly as possible and as many representative elements as possible. France was therefore able to win thanks to Zinédine Zidane, Thomas Pesquet, the iconic painting by Delacroix, Liberty Leading the Peoplethe Arc de Triomphe, a croissant, the Eiffel Tower, or Rémy, the rat of Ratatouille.