Sorting Lego Bricks using Computer Vision AI (Use Case)

For #transformationtuesdays I’m sharing another use case for Artificial Intelligence using Computer Vision.

This is the world’s first universal Lego sorting machine by Daniel West, and here you’ll see a demonstration of it in action, as well as the details as to how it works.

What makes this interesting is that the typical image classifiers you’ll see work on 2D images. But this sorter works on 3D real-life Lego bricks, which makes it more challenging.

Moreover, it has the ability to classify even Lego pieces that it has not seen before!

In fact, that’s what makes it AI, as otherwise, perhaps you could just simply hardcode every Lego brick piece into the program as if it were just a rules-based task.

In this video you’ll see a demonstration of the AI sorting machine in action.

The world’s first universal Lego sorting machine

Video © Daniel West

But if you’re curious to find out exactly how it works, then see the next video below, as Daniel West breaks down the details of how the AI works.

Lego Sorter AI: How does it work?

Video © Daniel West

Imagine how this Use Case can be applicable to the rest of the world, such as making recycling more efficient, or in cleaning and organizing children’s toys at home, or tools and spare parts in the shop.

If only the training data used in one platform can be used in another? Maybe soon.

I hope you found this to be of value. Let me know if you have questions. I’d be happy to hear back from you.