From Novice to Knowledge: My Journey Building a Gesture Recognition Model with Roboflow

Eli Juergens, a Sales Development Representative at Roboflow, shares his journey of developing a hand gesture recognition model using Roboflow's platform, despite having limited technical experience. Initially apprehensive, Juergens overcame challenges by leveraging Roboflow's user-friendly resources, including tutorials and community support, and collaborating with a colleague for guidance. He chose a project to recognize hand gestures common in emoji keyboards, motivated by the potential application for his hard-of-hearing nephew to learn sign language. The journey involved selecting the right project, collecting and annotating diverse image data, and employing data augmentation techniques to enhance model performance. Through trial and error, Juergens successfully improved the model's accuracy and showcased it to his leadership team, illustrating the accessibility and power of computer vision tools even for novices.