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Adding Object Detection Vision to the XRP Robot

By ShawnHymel

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

By ShawnHymel

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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How to Tune a PID Controller

By ShawnHymel

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

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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.

Tutorials See All

Introduction to Zephyr Part 12: How to Create a Custom Board Definition
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Introduction to Zephyr Part 12: How to Create a Custom Board Definition

By ShawnHymel

Want to run Zephyr on custom hardware? Learn how to create a custom board definition, configure peripherals, and build a sample application.

Introduction to Zephyr Part 11: WiFi and IoT
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Introduction to Zephyr Part 11: WiFi and IoT

By ShawnHymel

This tutorial provides a practical example of using Zephyr’s networking APIs for WiFi and HTTP operations with an ESP32-S3.

Introduction to Zephyr Part 10: Graphics with LVGL and Display Drivers
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Introduction to Zephyr Part 10: Graphics with LVGL and Display Drivers

By ShawnHymel

Discover how to configure ST7735R with Zephyr and build functional GUIs using the lightweight and versatile LVGL graphics library.

Introduction to Zephyr Part 9: Interrupts and Workqueues
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Introduction to Zephyr Part 9: Interrupts and Workqueues

By ShawnHymel

Discover how to implement GPIO interrupts and workqueues in Zephyr to build robust and responsive embedded systems.

Introduction to Zephyr Part 8: Multithreading
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Introduction to Zephyr Part 8: Multithreading

By ShawnHymel

Learn how to control GPIO pins independently by implementing multithreading in Zephyr RTOS to manage concurrent tasks on an ESP32-S3.

Introduction to Zephyr Part 7: Debugging with OpenOCD and GDB
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Introduction to Zephyr Part 7: Debugging with OpenOCD and GDB

By ShawnHymel

Learn how to debug ESP32 with OpenOCD and GDB in Zephyr RTOS, from hardware connections to step-by-step code execution.