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Experience with VR Headset

Experience with VR Headsets There are three kinds of VR headsets  Mobile-you need a smartphone to connect to Tethered-you need a PC to connect to  Standalone-you only need a place to charge it  Mobile headsets only have three degrees of freedom (3DOF). Tethered and Standalone have six degrees of freedom (6DOF). The 3DOF does not give the full effect of being in the game or place that you see with the headset.  Many companies make VR sets: Oculus, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo.    I have the Oculus Quest. It has 6DOF. It has hand controls and is a standalone.  Comparing the VR to the Xbox One:   the headset has better graphics and seems more real than the Xbox.  the xbox is easier to control because I don't have to move but moving with the headset seems more real.  the headset and controls you need a little more space but not too much.  the xbox has more games available.  Xbox you can ...

Technology that has helps Police/Military

Technology that has helps Police/Military  Every year with technology with military and police they come out with robots that make military and the police force a lot easier. They have been working on robotic K9 units that can open doors climb stuff and carry some things. But it also helps save some of the regular K9 dogs.  The Massachusetts State Police force/bomb squad has tested these K9 dogs and one of the  first type of robotic unit being tested around this area at a private testing facility. The robotic dog is named Spot. It can be used instead of sending a human into a harmful situation. It could be sent into a chemical spill, a hostage danger or a bomb scare. It has a 360 degree low light camera and an arm. It can be used for surveillance for a lot of police jobs.   The robot dog does not have weapons. The company that rents to robot dog can make it work how they want with their own program.  They do not want the robotic dog to ...