Using AI to reduce home energy usage
Looking to optimize your home energy usage? Check out how our Developer Advocate, Matt, uses AI and a simple hardware setup to improve his family’s lifestyle and reduce their carbon footprint.
KEEP READINGThe 30 million new neighbors protecting our city
Billion Oyster Project has grown 30 million oysters in tanks on Governors Island. We connected cameras and sensors in these tanks to the VIam platform. I'd like to share more about this partnership.
KEEP READINGDIY Raspberry Pi automatic dog or cat feeder: Full tutorial
Build your own DIY automatic dog or cat feeder with a Raspberry Pi! This full tutorial covers everything from hardware setup to training a custom machine learning model to recognize your pet.
KEEP READINGObject detection python tutorial: Automate your lights
Learn how to automate your lights with this object detection tutorial using Python and Viam's computer vision service. Perfect for beginners looking to explore smart home projects!
KEEP READINGAutomated agriculture: Building a DIY hydroponic gardening system
Learn how our Developer Advocate, Arielle, built a DIY hydroponic system using the Kratky method. This hydroponic gardening approach allows for growing herbs and vegetables with minimal maintenance.
KEEP READINGRaspberry Pi AI project ideas: 5 Award-winning builds to try
Explore these top 5 Raspberry Pi AI project ideas, from home automation to waste management systems. Learn how to turn everyday devices into AI-powered tools and elevate your skills in the process.
KEEP READINGBreathe easy: how home automation can improve your air quality
Home automation is one way to monitor and improve your indoor air quality, like with air purifiers that automatically adjust based on connected sensors that provide real-time updates on air quality
KEEP READINGLaunch: Custom training scripts on Viam
We just launched support for training models with custom Python scripts, allowing you to control the model training process on Viam and leverage any Python-based framework.
KEEP READINGObject detection sensors to use on your next build (2024)
Discover the best object detection sensors and cameras for your next build. Learn about different detection sensor options, including object detection cameras, to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
KEEP READINGImage classification in machine learning: A full guide (2024)
Discover how image classification in machine learning, including deep learning methods, works. Learn the difference from object detection, how to label images, and deploy models to your machines.
KEEP READINGInside Viam’s 2024 internship program
13 summer interns joined Viam to tackle real-world engineering challenges, contribute to impactful projects, and gain hands-on experience in shaping the future of robotics. Read their stories!
KEEP READINGBuilding smarter vision systems: Deploying Hugging Face models on Viam
Viam has opened possibilities for using HuggingFace models on machines in the real world through the custom vision service integration on our registry.
KEEP READINGYOLO model for real-time object detection: A full guide
Discover how YOLO models excel in real-time object detection, from sports tracking to security. This guide covers YOLO's evolution, key features, and examples to help you use its capabilities.
KEEP READINGReal-time robot control with gRPC and WebRTC
Robots work in places with varying network conditions, from stable ethernet to inconsistent cellular or satellite connections. Learn how to use gRPC and WebRTC for more reliable communications.
KEEP READINGObject detection guide from a computer vision expert (2024)
Learn the essentials of object detection within computer vision, including how bounding boxes work and their role in the different detection algorithms, directly from a computer vision expert.
KEEP READINGBuild your own security camera system: A step-by-step guide
Learn how to build your own security camera system. This guide helps you create a DIY security camera with Raspberry Pi, featuring customizable triggers and actions using Viam's modular capabilities.
KEEP READINGDIY home automation projects featuring Raspberry Pi (2024)
Discover easy DIY home automation projects for 2024 featuring Raspberry Pi. Learn how to build a Raspberry Pi cat feeder, home assistant robot, and security camera from scratch.
KEEP READINGBuilding a smarter sprinkler system
Here’s a project for a smarter sprinkler system. Learn how to make the devices around you smarter with Viam, a simple and intuitive universal software platform.
KEEP READINGEmpowering developers to harness sensor data for advanced analytics
Data from sensors offers a treasure trove of insights from the physical world for data scientists. Learn how Viam empowers developers to harness sensor data.
KEEP READINGGet to know the Marketing Team fueling Viam’s growth
Explore insights from six creative marketing minds driving Viam’s awareness, community engagement, and platform usage.
KEEP READINGProtecting your machine data: Viam's commitment to security
At Viam, we prioritize stringent security protocols, including user authentication, role-based access, and end-to-end encryption to ensure robust smart machine and data protection.
KEEP READINGUsing machine learning to detect truly meaningful factory anomalies
Viam ML pipelines improve anomaly detection and reduce alert fatigue through selective device data capture, flexible model training, and easy deployment of any model, enhancing factory decisionmaking.
KEEP READINGTrain fast computer vision models with slower multimodal AI
AI models trained on billions of parameters are very capable, but not always suitable for real-time use. Learn how you can train fast computer vision models with slower multimodal AI.
KEEP READINGA unified solution to capture, query, and visualize machine data
Learn how Viam provides seamless interoperability between any kinds of machines, standardizes data from diverse sources, and supports flexible querying and third-party visualizations.
KEEP READINGData interoperability: The key to driving smart industrial automation
Viam's platform enables data interoperability between diverse factory machines, allowing for efficient data capture, analysis, and ML model deployment to improve productivity and prevent downtime.
KEEP READINGData dive: navigating sensor data for actionable insights
Analyzing sensor data can be challenging. Viam's data management platform empowers analysts with flexible query tools to unlock insights.
KEEP READINGEnhancing mechanical engineering testing with sensor automation
Explore how sensor automation enhances mechanical engineering testing, improves reliability, and speeds up prototyping.
KEEP READINGHarnessing the power of Tableau to visualize sensor data
Data scientists can turn complex sensor data into insights using Tableau with Viam's data management, creating dynamic visualizations that enhance data comprehension and decision-making.
KEEP READINGViam joins the Open Source Robotics Alliance (OSRA)
Viam has joined the Open Source Robotics Alliance to promote interoperability and innovation, simplify automation, and support a more diverse developer community.
KEEP READINGContinuous improvements over-the-air with Viam for Android
Viam running on Android allows new capabilities to be added and managed over-the-air across your fleet.
KEEP READINGHow businesses and startups easily manage fleet data
Tennibot's autonomous tennis assistant robot shows how Viam helps companies seamlessly capture data from diverse hardware and transform it into insights that enhance the customer experience.
KEEP READINGShowcasing creativity and innovation at Show & Tell
Inspired by our Show & Tells and want to contribute to one yourself?Our innovative team is growing.
KEEP READINGThe Viam Challenge: Hack an everyday device with AI
Introducing the Viam Challenge—an opportunity to enhance everyday devices with the power of AI. Gain practical experience, network with engineers & builders, and win up to $2,000 in prizes.
KEEP READINGOrganize and manage diverse hardware with Viam Fleet
Viam's streamlined organizational logic simplifies tasks such as setup, diagnostics, performance monitoring, code deployment, and user access control for machines or groups in a fleet.
KEEP READINGAnnouncing Series B
Today, Viam announced the close of $45M Series B financing, an exciting milestone to fuel the company mission to accelerate AI, data, and innovation across robotics, IoT, and smart machines.
KEEP READINGViam for Android: Enhancing human-machine interaction
Empower any Android machine to leverage Viam’s core capabilities in fleet and data management to enable unified fleet monitoring, interoperability, and AI model customization across diverse devices.
KEEP READINGBringing AI to the edge
Viam's groundbreaking partnership with the Whale and Vessel Safety Task Force (WAVS) brings AI to the edge on boats to protect marine life.
KEEP READINGEnable predictive maintenance and remote diagnostics on any machine
Viam allows businesses to collect and view all telemetry data from a diverse fleet on a single dashboard, enabling them to remotely run diagnostics and carry out predictive maintenance.
KEEP READINGUse feedback control with Viam components
Explore Viam's feedback control for smarter machine interaction, enabling precise movements and adjustments based on environmental conditions. Perfect for enhancing your smart machine projects.
KEEP READINGBoost office efficiency with smart HVAC automation
Discover how smart monitoring & automation transformed our office's HVAC, optimizing energy use & ending temperature disputes with Viam's tech.
KEEP READINGPublish modules to multiple platforms with Cloud Build
Cloud Build lets you start on any one platform and ship to every platform. Learn more about our newest feature in our blog post.
KEEP READINGCreating the future of desserts: an interactive smart cake
Discover how one of our Developer Advocates, alongside a pastry chef, created a smart, interactive cake that blends robotics with baking for a unique dessert experience. Full tutorial in the blog.
KEEP READINGPractical AI: Local LLM and machine learning for plant care
Create a custom AI assistant with local data security and no usage charges in less than 50 lines of code.
KEEP READINGMachine learning models now available in the modular registry
Elevate your smart machines with ML models from our modular registry. Explore the process of discovering, integrating, and deploying these models to unlock efficiency. and capabilities.
KEEP READINGKeeping smart machines and compute functioning smoothly at the edge
Viam simplifies connecting edge devices to the cloud, ensuring robust fleet/data management. Discover the full potential in our comprehensive blog post.
KEEP READINGImproving smart machine ROI with selective data capture
Explore Viam's efficient data upload with Founder & CEO, Eliot Horowitz! Transform your smart home experience while cutting cloud costs. Dive into Eliot's insightful demo.
KEEP READINGSimplified data collection and querying for smart machines
Discover Viam's latest feature: Data Querying APIs. Effortlessly collect and analyze data from your smart machines to gain a bird’s-eye view of your fleet’s health and performance.
KEEP READINGEmpowering parenthood: Viam's employee benefits
Discover the comprehensive benefits around the journey of parenthood at Viam, like fertility aid and 20-week gender-neutral parental leave.
KEEP READINGEnhanced datasets: Viam's simplified data solution
Explore Viam's enhanced datasets for streamlined data curation and model training, enhancing your ML projects with ease and precision.
KEEP READINGYour guide to Raspberry Pi 5 on Viam
Explore the new Raspberry Pi 5: Enhanced capabilities and easy Viam setup for your next-level robotics and smart device projects.
KEEP READINGBuild a menorah lighting robot
Discover how our Product Manager, Natalia, created a Menorah Lighting Robot and a Mobile App in just a few days with Viam's Vision, Motion, Data Management, and Machine Learning Services.
KEEP READINGBuild a plant watering robot with webhooks and an ESP32
Discover how to create a hassle-free, automated plant caretaker with Viam, ESP32, and cloud logic in our latest blog. We'll guide you step by step in building a budget-friendly, smart watering robot.
KEEP READINGInnovate at Viam: The 20% project initiative
Discover how Viam's software developers are pushing the boundaries of smart device and robotics development through our unique 20% Project Program. Read more about their groundbreaking projects!
KEEP READINGViam’s Registry: Powering open source hardware
Explore how Viam's open source Modular Registry simplifies building smart machines, enabling faster product launches, interoperability, and scalability for a diverse range of hardware.
KEEP READINGBuilt with Viam: The ML-powered smart candy dispenser
Discover the intricacies of our latest creation! Dive deep into the hardware assembly, the crafting of our ML model, the software configuration, and the lessons we learned along the way.
KEEP READINGLooking to build a map for your autonomous robot? Here’s your guide to SLAM and Cartographer
Discover how to create navigational maps for your robot with Viam! Dive into SLAM, the power of Cartographer, and the future of autonomous robots.
KEEP READINGPLC support: Giving access to industrial control systems
Discover how Viam integrates with Revolution Pi, transforming industrial controls with flexible programming, easy setup, and remote operation.
KEEP READINGBuild backstories: The autonomous car powered by your mind
We’re shining a spotlight on Team Spyder who achieved their ambitious goal to transform an old motorized Audi Spyder toy car into a mind-controlled marvel. Dive into their Q+A to learn more.
KEEP READINGHighlights and builds from Hack the North
Just like geese heading north in the summer, we joined the flock and made our way to Hack the North for a non-stop, 32-hour hackathon. We've put together the best bits for you to check out and get ins
KEEP READINGSeamless CI/CD with Viam's Registry
Explore how Viam's Modular Registry revolutionizes continuous integration and deployment, streamlining the process via seamless integration with GitHub Actions.
KEEP READINGJourneys and insights of Viam's Data & ML Team
Meet Viam's Data & ML team! Explore their journeys, challenges, day-to-days, and the passion driving our smart machines.
KEEP READINGCreating a ROS2 integration module and deploying it to a robot
The modular registry is powerful for both general code deployment and for leveraging code written by another community or business. See it in action with our ROS2 integration.
KEEP READINGBuild backstories: The smart device that aids in school safety
Explore the minds behind Project LearnSafe: the smart machine leverages that machine learning to identify potential school threats and quickly alert the authorities.
KEEP READINGBuild Backstories: The smart device that helps with recycling
Dive into our Q&A to uncover the inspiration and intellect behind Eco Lens: an application merging sustainability with computer vision to identify recyclable items.
KEEP READING3 trailblazing hackathon builds with Viam at PennApps
This month, our team packed our bags and landed in Pennsylvania for the legendary PennApps—the nation's first student-run college hackathon.
KEEP READINGManage your fleet from anywhere with Viam's mobile app
With the Viam mobile application, remote control and management of your smart machine fleet is now in the palm of your hand.
KEEP READINGImproving office tidiness with robots
Senior Engineer Ethan Look shares insights into the creation of a smart machine, designed by him and his team, to detect unattended mugs and promote tidiness in the office.
KEEP READINGConsolidate ROS logging with Viam
Have a spread out robot fleet? With the Viam platform's ROS 2 integration, you can monitor and debug ROS 2 logging through Viam's web UI.
KEEP READINGViam & NVIDIA: Raising the bar on smart machine ML
This month, we partnered with NVIDIA to spotlight our cutting-edge ML Model Service: an integrated solution that makes training and deploying ML models on your smart machines faster and easier than ev
KEEP READINGAnnouncing the modular registry
Viam's modular registry makes it easy for developers to create and customize the smart machines they want to see in the world.
KEEP READINGMeet our 2023 interns
An in-depth conversation with some of the interns who spent their summer with us at Viam!
KEEP READINGIntegrate your ROS2 robot with Viam
The Viam platform can be integrated with ROS2. In this post we'll show how we leveraged the integration to remotely control a robot through a mobile application.
KEEP READINGMaking smart home devices even smarter
Learn how our CEO Eliot Horowitz turned his simple pet feeder into a smart home device.
KEEP READINGInstant robot alerts on your phone for remediation
Configure and receive alerts on your mobile phone when something happens to your robot with Viam.
KEEP READINGAdding third-party API data into Viam
In addition to storing the data generated by your robot, Viam also enables the straightforward ingestion of any external relevant data you might want to have alongside it through APIs.
KEEP READINGHow software development skills fast-track your path to robotics
If you are a web/mobile software developer or know how to code and are thinking about delving into robotics to start a company or even just to have fun, this article is for you!
KEEP READINGBuild a robotics web app with TypeScript & Viam on ROS
Viam leverages software engineering principles to simplify the creation and maintenance of robots. In this post, we show how to easily visualize robot data in a dashboard.
KEEP READINGBuild a bedtime songs bot with a custom ML model
Create a robot babysitter with a webcam and machine learning.
KEEP READINGHow Viam provides a mobile pathway for ROS robots
With the Viam Flutter SDK, you can easily build mobile or cross-platform apps for your customers to interface with your robots—whether your robots are ROS-based, non-ROS-based, or some combination.
KEEP READINGExtend ROS with Viam
At Viam, we're excited about helping companies build better and brighter robots. In this blog post, we'll share how Viam and ROS can play together in various ways to help you do just that.
KEEP READINGHow we built the robotic claw game for ICRA
We’re pulling back the curtain to share how we built our robotic claw game using Viam (including a tutorial!) and what our team learned along the way.
KEEP READINGJune '23 product roundup
Now you can view your sensor data right within the Viam app! Check out other updates too like being able to connect ODrive motor controllers and custom robotic arms as Viam modules.
KEEP READINGA playbook for creating meaningful company values
Our Head of People shares a tangible guide to creating your company values, along with insights from shaping our culture as we work together to make robotics more accessible.
KEEP READINGAMA with Simone Giertz: Passion, creativity, and grit in robotics
We recently had the absolute pleasure of hosting a special Ask-Me-Anything with none other than Simone Giertz, the superstar inventor and robot maker.
KEEP READINGMay '23 product roundup
Now you can train object detection models on your image data right within Viam. Check out how in this post, along with some other ways we’ve made it easier to control your robots.
KEEP READINGTipsy: Create an autonomous drink carrying robot
Create an autonomous drink carrying robot with motion sensing and machine learning.
KEEP READINGBuild a confetti bot with a Raspberry Pi
Use a red button to activate a GPIO pin on the board and make a confetti popper go off.
KEEP READINGCreate a lazy susan using a DC motor
Wire a DC motor to a board, attach a plate on top, and control the motor to rotate the plate.
KEEP READING6 easy robotics projects for beginners to kickstart your journey
From a plant watering robot to an AI companion robot, we've handpicked six robotics projects are designed to be accessible and enjoyable for those just getting started in robotics.
KEEP READINGA guardian that tracks pets using a Pi, camera, and servo
Make a functional guardian with a servo motor, some LEDs, a camera, and the ML Model and vision service to detect people and pets.
KEEP READINGModernize a 1980s robot
Modernize the Omnibot 2000 from the 1980s with Viam and AI.
KEEP READINGThe road to the future is paved with Viam
Today we're launching Viam to the general public. Three years ago, we started Viam with a very simple question: With all the promise of robotics, where are the robots?
KEEP READINGApril '23 product roundup
We released a ton of new features in April! Now you can use any TFLite model, configure the Ufactory Lite 6 arm, directly access encoders, and more on Viam.
KEEP READINGRobot Block Party 2023: A blast for robot builders and fans
As the robotics space continues to evolve, events like Silicon Valley Robotics' annual Robot Block Party improve access to robotics and provide an important platform for the exchange of ideas.
KEEP READINGMeet the engineers on our Fleet Management Team
Meet the engineers who are passionate about making fleet management more accessible to folks in robotics through the Viam platform.
KEEP READINGInspiring ideation: Takeaways from XchangeIdeas 2023
Our team's takeaways from the exciting ideathon, hosted by XchangePgh, where a diverse group of individuals came together to explore a myriad of game-changing ideas.
KEEP READINGMarch '23 product roundup
You can now train and deploy image classification ML models using your robots’ data, all within Viam! We’ve also added constraints to our built-in motion planning algorithm.
KEEP READINGBuild a simple, useful, and affordable outdoor rover
Build and control an affordable, functional outdoor rover (choose 3).
KEEP READINGThe winning robots at MakeMIT 2023
From an autonomous ping-pong ball collector to a local air pollution tracker, the teams at MIT’s hardware-focused hackathon this year built some impressive robots with the help of Viam.
KEEP READINGMeet the founders of Viam’s Women & Non-Binary Group
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we’d love to introduce you to the founders of our Women & Non-Binary Employee Resource Group to share how this group helps us Succeed Through Diversity.
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