“纸”相机

发布时间:2018-09-17



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The camera is a mash up of a neural network for object recognition, the google quickdraw dataset, a thermal printer, and a raspberry pi. Initially, I began with some experiments on my laptop. I set up an image processing pipeline in python to take pre-captured images and recognise the objects in them, using pre-trained models from google. At the same time, I explored the quickdraw dataset, and mapped the categories available in the dataset with the categories recognisable by the image processor. After writing some code to patch the two together, wrapping the lot in a docker image, and cobbling together some electronics, interspersed with some hair pulling moments of frustration, the camera was ready.

The outcome was a really fun way to get in to creative applications for neural networks. If you would like to make your own you can find code + instructions on github. The good folks at Kapwing have also put together a great online version for you to try yourself!

This project has been featured on TechCrunch, Engadget, Vice Motherboard, the Raspberry Pi Foundation Blog, The Verge, and Hackaday.