If you're an engineer, designer, or maker looking to get into developing artificial intelligence and machine learning applications, look no further than these five options.

Dr. Don Wilcher

May 30, 2019

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Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have had a significant impact on the industrial, consumer, automotive, and entertainment markets. Coinciding with this there have been significant developments in the open source movement, where software stacks and libraries have allowed makers, engineers, and designers the creativity to build truly smart products for the home, school, industry, and business settings.

But with an ever-growing number of options available, where does a developer start when it comes to AI? Here are five of the most popular (and free!) software stacks for AI and ML applications development.

Click through the slideshow to see the options. 

Don Wilcher is a passionate teacher of electronics technology and an electrical engineer with 26 years of industrial experience. He’s worked on industrial robotics systems, automotive electronic modules/systems, and embedded wireless controls for small consumer appliances. He’s also a book author, writing DIY project books on electronics and robotics technologies.

About the Author(s)

Dr. Don Wilcher

Dr. Don Wilcher, an Electrical Engineer, is an Associate Certified Electronics Technician (CETa), a Technical Education Researcher, Instructor, Maker, Emerging Technology Lecturer, Electronics Project writer, and Book Author. His Learn Electronics with Arduino book, published by Apress, has been cited 80 times in academic journals and referenced on patents. 

He is the Director of Manufacturing and Technology at Jefferson State Community College. His research interest is Embedded Controls, Robotics Education, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence applications and their impact on Personalized Learning, Competency-Based Models curriculum, and instructional development in Mechatronics, Automation, IoT, Electronics, Robotics, and Industrial Maintenance Technologies. He is also the Founder and owner of MaDon Research LLC, an instructional technology consulting, technical training, and electronics project writing company serving Electronics Marketing Media, Technical and Engineering Education companies.

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