Deep Racer - A first look
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Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the AWS "Deep Racer" at it's annual re:Invent conference in Las Vegas. I was fortunate enough to get hold of one of the first batch of production units, and since most of you will not yet have seen one I thought I would give you a run down, as well as my first impressions. What is it? Deep Racer is a 1/18th scale AWD buggy with a cute body shape finished in back and silver-grey. The body shape is quite interesting, but we'll come back to that later. The chassis appears similar in design and components to many other low-cost remote control buggies You're no doubt interested in what's inside. There is a single-board controller carrying an Intel Atom processor, 4GB RAM, 32GB Storage 802.11ac WiFi, a 1080p camera and battery packs. It can also be used as a remote control vehicle through an app. (updated November 29) The controller board looks a lot like an Up Board, but I can't confirm this witho