Guided Diffusion Models - Part 2

On the cover: Midjourney’s creation for the prompt “Sun Goddess artful” We saw how we could train a generative diffusion model in the previous post. But what fun is it if you can’t generate something of your choice. Welcome to guidance for diffus...

Guided Diffusion Models - Part 1

On the cover: Midjourney’s creation for the prompt “Astronauts exploring an alien red planet” Diffusion models are all the rage these days. Why do we need these new models for image generation? In fact, we have GANs, VAEs and Flow models that hav...

Personal Space for drones - Part 2

On the cover: Swarm demo scene from Blackmirror: Hated in the Nation Have you seen the horrifying episode of Black Mirror: Hated in the Nation (trailer)? You know, the one with an artificial bee swarm meant originally for pollination, but someone...

Personal Space for drones - Part 1

On the cover: Spiderman: Far from home, London bridge fight scene Remember that crazy London bridge fight scene in the movie Spiderman: Far From Home, where a drone swarm kicks Tom Holland’s ass? Ever wondered how all those drones could work toge...

Quaternions - a necessary evil

On the cover: Quaternion Julia fractals If you’re a roboticist or game developer, I’m sure you have worked with these pesky little bastards called quaternions and have broken your head over them just like me. For others who are bit non-mathy, qua...