Everyone loves new technology, right? I mean, everyone’s 100% in agreement about how great AI is and how it’s revolutionizing almost every aspect of film and video production… right? Well, if you love new and different things that promise extreme revolutionization, then you gotta check out the Roll Cam.Launched on Kickstarter, this new project, launched by Berkshire Computing, promises to be the world’s first robotic cameraman. This Roll Cam is a motorized tripod that’s able to subject track and move itself around, akin to how a cameraman could—but maybe not exactly how they would.Let’s take a quick look at Roll Cam and see what’s up with this popular Kickstarter product.Meet Roll CamBuilt around LiDAR technology that promises to be a game-changer for content creators, this Roll Cam product is basically a motorized tripod that can track a subject (or subjects) and move around, similar to how a human would. (Or, perhaps how a drone would, because that technology has existed for a while now as well.)The Roll Cam works with almost all tripods and gimbals, according to the Kickstarter page. And it can be used with your phone cameras, DSLRs, Mirrorless cameras, or GoPros/action cams. The goal is to allow creators the ability to move around while recording hands-free without a cameraman.Tech and SpecsBelieve it or not, Roll Cam is using some AI technology to accomplish its feats. According to the Kickstarter page, Roll Cam uses built-in Computer Vision and LiDAR technology to automatically track a subject and follow them...
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