Exploring MakerCloud's AI Object Detection Feature

In addition to face detection, MakerCloud's AI can detect a list of objects. The AI has learned about these objects by seeing and analyzing many pictures of them.

For a list of the objects the AI can detect, view the options in Event Trigger for the Object Detection Trigger.

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Here are a few examples of how it detects objects:

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Exercise: Using Object Detection With Event Trigger

Goal:

  • To create an event trigger applet that notifies us via MQTT when an object is detected by MakerCloud's AI.

Instructions:

  • If you have completed the Face Detection exercise, go to that project and create a new applet
  • If you have not completed the Face Detection exercise, create a new project and topic and create a new applet
  • Add an object detection trigger with an object of your choice. The provided example is with a bottle.
  • Add an MQTT action that sends a notification message to the topic that you created.

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When MakerCloud's AI detects the object that you chose, your data viewer will show these messages.

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