Getting Started with MoveNet pose estimation?

Jim · June 3, 2026, 11:36pm

Basic guidance requested as I am still getting oriented with OpenMV and the AE3.

From the Changelog-V5:

I’ve upgraded to Firmware Version 5.0.0. But, I am not clear on steps to begin with MoveNet pose estimation.

Ahead of an example program, kindly point me to any documentation I’ve overlooked, or tabulate a few getting started steps to send me in the right direction.

Thank-you.

kwagyeman · June 4, 2026, 12:52am

Install the latest ROMFS when you install the latest dev release, and then you can run this script here!

github.com/openmv/openmv

scripts/examples/03-Machine-Learning/00-TensorFlow/movenet_singlepose_detection.py

master

# This work is licensed under the MIT license.
# Copyright (c) 2013-2026 OpenMV LLC. All rights reserved.
# https://github.com/openmv/openmv/blob/master/LICENSE
#
# This example shows off Google's MoveNet Pose Estimation model.
#
# NOTE: This example requires an OpenMV Cam with an NPU like the AE3 or N6 to run real-time.

import csi
import time
import ml
from ml.postprocessing.mediapipe import MoveNet

# Initialize the sensor.
csi0 = csi.CSI()
csi0.reset()
csi0.pixformat(csi.RGB565)
csi0.framesize(csi.VGA)

# Load built-in pose detection model

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Jim · June 4, 2026, 2:15am

@kwagyeman
Excellent! Performs at over 17 fps. And now I know of example scripts in GitHub beyond those accessed by the IDE Menu examples.

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