Build Your First AI Project With a RaspberryPi: An Introduction to Computer Vision and ML Models With RaspberryPi for Python Coders.
Here's an excerpt from the article by our founder Deepali Gaur, published in TowardsAI editorial:
" Combining physical computing with computer vision and ML algorithms alleviates the possibilities of tasks an AI system can perform.
And thus, the idea:
‘I wanted to build an AI physical system, something that I could control by just wiggling my fingers in air.’
I combined the IOT capabilities of a Pi with computer vision and a trained ML model from mediapipe to build these AI drums. I chose hand_landmarker ‘task’, which is a combination of two trained ML models from mediapipe for gesture control. And why RaspberryPi? The GPIO pins on a Pi give you the ability to extend the functionality; you could control motors, automate stuff around your house with hand gestures, could draw curtains with the bend of your pointer from another room or sync up lights in every room to a unique gesture.
So, either if you are an adult Python coder or a high schooler, here's a step by step guide to get you started with building your first AI system. "
And here's the link to the complete article by Deepali Gaur, published @ Towards AI.
Circuits2Robotics at Rochester Maker Faire, NY 2023
Circuits2Robotics team wins Robocup Junior USA 2023
Circuits2Robotics high school team wins 1st place at the Prestigious Robocup Junior USA 2023 championship!!
We won in the Onstage category, 14-19 years old. Our team built a system of four autonomous robots for this challenge.
The main robot is built on the principles of a self navigating autonomous car, which can distinguish between moving and static obstacles; navigates its way through a map and makes decisions like when to stop, turn; and interacts with other robots in the system. The tournament was held at Princeton High School, New Jersey in May 2023.
Makers Meetup at New Jersey Library
Join us this Saturday at Somerset county library for a 'Makers meetup'. Continuing with efforts to bring together young makers and tinkerers in communities across NJ and NY, to give them a platform to share ideas with similar-minded young makers where they learn from each other and collaborate on projects. It's our first step into building an active 'Makerspace' for our community of young STEM makers.
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Singapore workshop July 2022
It was great to meet new learners at the Singapore workshop!
We learned about microcontrollers and saw how they're used to make some of our popular projects- a bot that greets, a rover that navigates around obstacles, lights that respond to speech!
And everyone made and took home their own tilt sensor-slouching alarm.
Never stop imagining and making! 
Circuits2Robotics turns 3!
June 2022
This June - Circuits2Robotics turns 3!
It’s been an incredible three years - and nothing like I'd thought!
Flashback to 2019: An idea to teach my own kid and a few of her friends the basics of robotics.
I consciously wanted to veer away from getting constrained (and stuck!) into typical “robotics” kits that have their own parts and software that you must buy, don’t really understand how it works, and can’t extend that knowledge to other stuff.
Thinking from first principles and coming up with the idea that …
Robotics = Electronics + Mechanics + Coding
To teach kids the basic building blocks - what goes inside, how it works. Starting with components, simple mechanisms, and open-source hardware and software. Kids can learn, and use that learning elsewhere, and it’s much more economical too.
So - we got started building circuits and mechanisms from scratch - wiring up our own breadboards with basic components - resistors, capacitors, transistors, ICs - building fun projects like musical circuits and light mixers. And “robots” that responded to stimuli - like a light-chasing “Curiosity” rover… a ghost conductor which is a colorful light show that syncs to whatever music’s playing on the TV… and what kids found most useful… a cookie jar guard…
We were having fun. And then came COVID-19.
With everyone stuck at home and the kids and parents wanting to keep going - and our circle growing with friends and referrals… we moved to Zoom lessons without skipping a beat.
Next… with new kids in other time zones… I created digital content, with online video lessons and content hosted over a professional online learning platform.
Circuits2Robotics is now three and growing! Every mission needs a purpose, and mine is 'to help make tomorrow’s Makers'.
Now - Circuits2Robotics is a learning platform with six months of lessons - video and interactive content - paced out for young learners.
Here’s to understanding and imagining and Making!