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Adding Object Detection Vision to the XRP Robot

This guide demonstrates how to add a custom object detection machine learning model to the XRP robot.

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Intro to the Google Coral Dev Board Micro: Custom Object Detection

This tutorial demonstrates how to train and deploy a custom object detection model for the Google Coral Dev Board Micro.

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Tiny Reinforcement Learning (TinyRL) for Robotics

By ShawnHymel

This project demonstrates using reinforcement learning to solve the swing-up problem on an inverted pendulum

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Hyperparameter Optimization with Meta Ax

By ShawnHymel

This tutorial demonstrates hyperparameter tuning using Meta's Ax framework for a common reinforcement learning problem

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2.960

How to Tune a PID Controller

By ShawnHymel

In this tutorial, we demonstrate how to manually tune a PID controller.

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5.367

Introduction to PID Controllers

By ShawnHymel

In this post, we cover the basic theory behind PID controllers. PID stands for “Proportional, Integral, Derivative," and they are commonly used in industrial settings to control various processes.

Blogs

Digit: A Wearable Companion Bot with AI Voice Interaction

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Digit: A Wearable Companion Bot with AI Voice Interaction

By ShawnHymel

Digit's AI-powered brain enables local real-time voice conversations using Hopper Chat and Llama 3. Learn how to set it up with NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano.

Intro to ROS Part 10: Getting Started with TF2 and Turtlesim

By ShawnHymel

In this tutorial, we begin working with TF2, the ROS 2 library that handles coordinate transformations.

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Intro to ROS Part 9: Launch Files

By ShawnHymel

In this tutorial, we’ll explore how ROS 2 launch files simplify node orchestration.

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Intro to ROS Part 8: Using Parameters to Configure ROS 2 Nodes

By ShawnHymel

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Intro to ROS Part 7: Custom Interfaces

By ShawnHymel

In this episode, we’ll go one step further by creating and using custom interfaces in both Python and C++. You’ll learn how to define your own message and service types and use them in publisher/subscriber and client/server architectures. Let’s dive in!