Arduino and Harvard's edX Democratize ML with Tiny Machine Learning Kit and Professional Certificate
Everything you need to get started with tinyML in one small box!
Machine learning is eating the world, but many who are just starting out in the field may be unsure of how to take their first bite. edX, a global learning platform founded by Harvard and MIT, are offering a Professional Certificate in Tiny Machine Learning (tinyML) — a four month, self-paced course culminating in deploying code to an Arm Cortex-M4-based Arduino with various onboard sensors and an attached camera. If you're just starting out with machine learning and microcontrollers, that might sound like a load of gobbledygook — so thankfully, Arduino has put together a "starter pack" with everything you need in one box: the Arduino Tiny Machine Learning Kit.
The kit is centered around the venerable Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense, which already comes equipped with a bevvy of sensors, including a 9-axis IMU for measuring motion, humidity, temperature and barometric sensors for measuring your environment, a light color and intensity sensor, and gesture and proximity sensors. The board also packs a microphone, ideal for voice applications and wakeword detection, but it lacks one critical feature required to run the full gamut of TensorFlow Lite Micro examples: a camera! Fortunately, Arduino has bundled an OV7675 CMOS VGA (640x480) Image Sensor with the kit, and a Tiny Machine Learning Shield to interface with the Nano.
What's in the box?
- Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense board
- OV7675 Camera
- Arduino Tiny Machine Learning Shield
- USB A to Micro USB Cable
The Tiny Machine Learning Kit starts shipping in January 2021, and is available for pre-order directly from Arduino for just $49.99.