Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
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Last year I built an AI that shoots me in the face with a nerf gun when I get distracted, but it’s not working. I’m still finding myself getting distracted, so I figured I’d take a slightly different approach. Instead of punishing me for getting distracted, how about I redirect that towards the distractions themselves.
I'll redirect the nerf gun to target the door as a deterrent against distractions. As software engineers, we must innovate. Consider this: each sip of your morning coffee takes about 4 seconds. That's 1oz per sip, 8oz per cup, and for developers, roughly 4 cups daily. This totals 128 seconds wasted daily just sipping coffee. Introducing the coffee dispenser: a water gun that delivers an ounce of coffee straight into my mouth every 5 minutes.
This system employs artificial intelligence in the form of real-time object detection and face tracking. Its nerf gun's camera identifies humans and uses real-time tracking for accuracy. The coffee dispenser's camera ensures the shot lands near my mouth by aiming directly at my face.
NVIDIA is definitely one of my favorite partners to work with, so if you're in the market for a laptop, I'd truly appreciate it if you used the link provided in the description!
Resources:
tensorflow-object-detection-api-tutorial.readthedocs.io/en/tensorflow-1.14/install.html#tensorflow-gpu
spltech.co.uk/tensorflow-2-object-detection-api-tutorial-with-a-gpu-in-windows-10
create.arduino.cc/projecthub/shubhamsantosh99/face-tracker-using-opencv-and-arduino-55412e
create.arduino.cc/projecthub/WolfxPac/face-tracking-using-arduino-b35b6b
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Check out the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series Laptops to help with STEM studies, and more! nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/campaigns/back-to-school
Last year I built an AI that shoots me in the face with a nerf gun when I get distracted, but it’s not working. I’m still finding myself getting distracted, so I figured I’d take a slightly different approach. Instead of punishing me for getting distracted, how about I redirect that towards the distractions themselves.
I'll redirect the nerf gun to target the door as a deterrent against distractions. As software engineers, we must innovate. Consider this: each sip of your morning coffee takes about 4 seconds. That's 1oz per sip, 8oz per cup, and for developers, roughly 4 cups daily. This totals 128 seconds wasted daily just sipping coffee. Introducing the coffee dispenser: a water gun that delivers an ounce of coffee straight into my mouth every 5 minutes.
This system employs artificial intelligence in the form of real-time object detection and face tracking. Its nerf gun's camera identifies humans and uses real-time tracking for accuracy. The coffee dispenser's camera ensures the shot lands near my mouth by aiming directly at my face.
NVIDIA is definitely one of my favorite partners to work with, so if you're in the market for a laptop, I'd truly appreciate it if you used the link provided in the description!
Resources:
tensorflow-object-detection-api-tutorial.readthedocs.io/en/tensorflow-1.14/install.html#tensorflow-gpu
spltech.co.uk/tensorflow-2-object-detection-api-tutorial-with-a-gpu-in-windows-10
create.arduino.cc/projecthub/shubhamsantosh99/face-tracker-using-opencv-and-arduino-55412e
create.arduino.cc/projecthub/WolfxPac/face-tracking-using-arduino-b35b6b
Learn AI skills at NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute: nvidia.com/en-us/training
This video is sponsored by NVIDIA.
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🖥️ Dev Notes Newsletter: devnotesdaily.com
📓 Studious, Notion Template for Students: notionstudent.com
🐱🚀 GitHub: github.com/forrestknight
🐦 Twitter: twitter.com/forrestpknight
💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/forrestpknight
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/forrestpknight
📓 Learning Resources:
My Favorite Machine Learning Course: imp.i384100.net/YgYEBJ
Open Source Computer Science Degree: bit.ly/open-source-forrest
Python Open Source Computer Science Degree: bit.ly/python-open-source
Udacity to Learn Any Coding Skill: bit.ly/udacity-forrest
👨💻 My Coding Gear:
My NAS Server: amzn.to/3brqO7b
My Hard Drives: amzn.to/3aKetMi
My Main Monitor: amzn.to/3siQfPa
My Second Monitor: amzn.to/3keHT84
My Standing Desk: amzn.to/3boAcbC
My PC Build: bit.ly/my-coding-gear
My AI GPU: amzn.to/3uvmUmz
