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Mission to TensorFlow World

Mission to TensorFlow World

Interactive video games inspired by the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing that rely on machine learning? Yep, we’ve made that.
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Meaza Dawit Abate
May 1, 2020
Using GitHub Actions and CircleCI

Using GitHub Actions and CircleCI

Comparing GitHub Actions and CircleCI for Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
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Kim Gault
Apr 14, 2020
Putting Our People & Community First in Response to Covid-19

Putting Our People & Community First in Response to Covid-19

At 10pm on July 4th, 2011, fireworks landed on the roof of Instrument’s office and started a massive fire. Within hours, as the skylights…
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JD Hooge
Mar 16, 2020
Body Detection with Computer Vision

Body Detection with Computer Vision

Read how we tried, failed, tried again, and eventually taught a computer to visualize humans.
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Instrument
Mar 12, 2020
My Storytime: Voice UI

My Storytime: Voice UI

Recently, we had the unique opportunity to help Google create My Storytime, an application that allows families to pre-record stories and…
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Instrument
Feb 24, 2020
Just How Practical Are Starter Kits?

Just How Practical Are Starter Kits?

The exploration of starter kits has been a fascinating phase of our ongoing quest to efficiently commence projects while maintaining…
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Justin Levinsohn
Jan 15, 2020
Working With Purpose

Working With Purpose

Putting Humans at the Center of Our Work
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JD Hooge
Dec 12, 2019
My Storytime: Voice UI and State Management

My Storytime: Voice UI and State Management

My Storytime is a new web application which allows users to record stories for their family to play back on their Google Assistant devices…
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Instrument
Nov 21, 2019
People Before Product

People Before Product

A Consumer-First Approach to Content Strategy
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Instrument
Nov 5, 2019
Image Recognition the Hard Way

Image Recognition the Hard Way

Marker-Based Image Recognition in Javascript
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Meaza Dawit Abate
Oct 18, 2019
Be like water — Reflections on creating for Google I/O

Be like water — Reflections on creating for Google I/O

Google is a dynamic, smart, fast-moving, optimistic, and ambitious company that moves quickly to build technologies and products to…
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Instrument
Sep 23, 2019
Using our Superpower for Good

Using our Superpower for Good

Let’s reimagine design and put the human back in the center
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JD Hooge
Sep 18, 2019
Moving Forward

Moving Forward

For years, we have used our signature tepee as our logomark. This symbol was representative of a landmark we loved — our quiet and…
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Instrument
Sep 17, 2019
Hello, New York

Hello, New York

Today, we’re proud to announce that This Also, a digital brand and product innovation studio in Brooklyn, will join Instrument as our…
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Instrument
Sep 17, 2019
Agents of Change

Agents of Change

Last year was remarkable for Instrument. It was another year of evolution and optimization, proving what can happen when all systems are…
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Instrument
Sep 17, 2019
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