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title: Learning to See Transparent Objects
date: 2020-07-16T12:34:00+01:00
author: John Henry Donovan
canonical_url: "https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2020/07/learning-to-see-transparent-objects"
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# Learning To See Transparent Objects

Posted on 16th July, 2020

Using Blender Mike Pan helped generate thousands of images to train an AI network that successfully sees transparent objects. Read the full article [here](https://ai.googleblog.com/2020/02/learning-to-see-transparent-objects.html).

Enabling machines to better sense transparent surfaces would not only improve safety but could also open up a range of new interactions in unstructured applications — from robots handling kitchenware or sorting plastics for recycling, to navigating indoor environments or generating AR visualizations on glass tabletops.

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