A camera with a 3D printed case controlled by a raspberry pi, identifying what's in front of it and then displaying it on an LCD
Video of it in action:
There is a raspberry pi 5 which runs object recognition, and this is connected to an arducam whose case I have 3D printed. The raspberry pi 5 is also connected to an LCD display. When something is placed in front, the camera detects it, labels it, then that label is displayed on the LCD.
The process of identifying something using a camera and then acting has many applications. One of these is a manufacturing line where this could be used to identify defects then stop to grab the defected peice. Other than that, designing the camera model was a great way for me to learn CAD. Most computer vision systems display what was identified on the computer, so this LCD instantaneously displaying it makes it feel more magical.
Case model has the files for the camera case, and the Failed model contains the old 3d model for the case, but did not work because its dimensions were not correct. Assembly and Assembly-2 both have details on how I made it, the commands I ran, more problems I faced, and details of how I accomplised it.
On the render is says "pico" but it represents the Pi 5
Smart AI Object Identifier is a simple yet useful project that uses computer vision and a camera with a 3d printed case to identify objects then displays them on the lcd.