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Teachable Machine
A free tool from Google for training image, sound and pose recognition models in your browser in minutes, just by showing it examples on your webcam.
- 1 lesson
What it is for
Teachable Machine is the quickest way to train your own AI model. You create classes, record examples with your webcam or microphone, and click Train. A minute later you have a model that recognises what you showed it.
It uses transfer learning: it starts from a big model that already knows about shapes and sounds, and only learns the last step from your examples. That's why a few dozen pictures are enough.
Training happens in your browser. You can export the model and use it in your own web page, where it can talk to an ESP32 or UNO over USB.
Tips
- Record examples in different positions and light, not all the same.
- Add a "nothing" class for the empty background.
- Use the preview to check the model before you export it.