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Initial deploy: MobileNetV3 Faster R-CNN object detection
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"""
Vision Edge β€” HF Spaces Entry Point
Real object detection with torchvision's Faster R-CNN using a
MobileNetV3-Large FPN backbone, pre-trained on COCO.
No training required β€” demonstrates edge-friendly inference with
a model that ships in torchvision.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import time
from dataclasses import dataclass
from typing import Any
import gradio as gr
import numpy as np
import torch
import torchvision
from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
from torchvision.models.detection import (
fasterrcnn_mobilenet_v3_large_fpn,
FasterRCNN_MobileNet_V3_Large_FPN_Weights,
)
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# Model loading (lazy, cached)
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_MODEL = None
_DEVICE = "cpu" # HF free tier is CPU only
_CATEGORIES: list[str] = []
_TRANSFORM = None
def load_model():
"""Load the pre-trained model once and cache it."""
global _MODEL, _CATEGORIES, _TRANSFORM
if _MODEL is not None:
return
weights = FasterRCNN_MobileNet_V3_Large_FPN_Weights.DEFAULT
_CATEGORIES = weights.meta["categories"]
_TRANSFORM = weights.transforms()
model = fasterrcnn_mobilenet_v3_large_fpn(
weights=weights,
box_score_thresh=0.5, # only return detections >= 0.5 confidence
)
model.eval()
model.to(_DEVICE)
_MODEL = model
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# Drawing utilities
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# Generate distinct colors for the COCO classes (deterministic)
def _class_color(class_id: int) -> tuple[int, int, int]:
rng = np.random.default_rng(class_id * 7919) # prime seed for variety
return tuple(int(c) for c in rng.integers(50, 230, size=3))
def annotate_image(
image: Image.Image,
boxes: torch.Tensor,
labels: torch.Tensor,
scores: torch.Tensor,
) -> Image.Image:
"""Draw bounding boxes with labels on the image."""
annotated = image.copy().convert("RGB")
draw = ImageDraw.Draw(annotated)
try:
font = ImageFont.truetype("arial.ttf", 16)
except (OSError, IOError):
font = ImageFont.load_default()
for box, label_id, score in zip(
boxes.cpu().numpy(),
labels.cpu().numpy(),
scores.cpu().numpy(),
):
x1, y1, x2, y2 = [int(v) for v in box]
class_name = _CATEGORIES[int(label_id)]
color = _class_color(int(label_id))
# Box (2-pixel thick)
for t in range(2):
draw.rectangle(
[x1 - t, y1 - t, x2 + t, y2 + t],
outline=color,
)
# Label background
label_text = f"{class_name} {score:.2f}"
text_bbox = draw.textbbox((x1, y1), label_text, font=font)
text_w = text_bbox[2] - text_bbox[0]
text_h = text_bbox[3] - text_bbox[1]
draw.rectangle(
[x1, max(0, y1 - text_h - 4), x1 + text_w + 6, y1],
fill=color,
)
draw.text(
(x1 + 3, max(0, y1 - text_h - 3)),
label_text,
fill="white",
font=font,
)
return annotated
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# Inference
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@dataclass
class DetectionResult:
annotated_image: Image.Image
num_detections: int
latency_ms: float
detections: list[dict[str, Any]]
def detect(image: Image.Image, confidence_threshold: float = 0.5) -> DetectionResult:
"""Run Faster R-CNN detection on a single image."""
load_model()
image_rgb = image.convert("RGB")
# Preprocess via model's built-in transforms
tensor = _TRANSFORM(image_rgb).unsqueeze(0).to(_DEVICE)
# Inference
start = time.perf_counter()
with torch.inference_mode():
outputs = _MODEL(tensor)[0]
latency_ms = (time.perf_counter() - start) * 1000
# Filter by confidence
keep = outputs["scores"] >= confidence_threshold
boxes = outputs["boxes"][keep]
labels = outputs["labels"][keep]
scores = outputs["scores"][keep]
# Annotate
annotated = annotate_image(image_rgb, boxes, labels, scores)
# Build detection list
detections = [
{
"class": _CATEGORIES[int(label)],
"confidence": float(score),
"box": [float(x) for x in box],
}
for box, label, score in zip(
boxes.cpu().numpy(),
labels.cpu().numpy(),
scores.cpu().numpy(),
)
]
return DetectionResult(
annotated_image=annotated,
num_detections=len(detections),
latency_ms=latency_ms,
detections=detections,
)
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# Gradio handler
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def run_detection(image, confidence_threshold: float):
if image is None:
return None, "Upload an image to get started.", None
try:
result = detect(image, confidence_threshold)
except Exception as exc:
return None, f"**Error:** `{exc}`", None
# Summary
summary = f"""
### Detection Results
| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| **Detections** | {result.num_detections} |
| **Inference latency** | {result.latency_ms:.1f} ms |
| **Backend** | torchvision FasterRCNN + MobileNetV3-Large FPN |
| **Device** | CPU (HF free tier) |
| **Confidence threshold** | {confidence_threshold:.2f} |
"""
if not result.detections:
summary += "\n_No objects detected above the threshold. Try a lower threshold or a different image._"
return result.annotated_image, summary, None
# Per-detection table
table_rows = [
[
i + 1,
d["class"],
f"{d['confidence']:.3f}",
f"[{d['box'][0]:.0f}, {d['box'][1]:.0f}, {d['box'][2]:.0f}, {d['box'][3]:.0f}]",
]
for i, d in enumerate(result.detections)
]
return result.annotated_image, summary, table_rows
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# Gradio UI
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with gr.Blocks(title="Vision Edge β€” Object Detection", theme=gr.themes.Soft()) as demo:
gr.Markdown(
"""
# Vision Edge β€” Object Detection
**Real-time object detection** using torchvision's
**FasterRCNN with MobileNetV3-Large FPN backbone**, pre-trained on
the COCO dataset (91 classes).
Runs on **CPU** β€” this is the lightweight, edge-friendly MobileNetV3
variant, not the full ResNet-50 one. Inference latency is typically
**0.5-2 seconds per image** on HF's free CPU tier.
> Upload an image (person, cars, animals, household objects work best)
> and adjust the confidence threshold to see different detections.
"""
)
with gr.Tabs():
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Tab 1 β€” Detect
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
with gr.Tab("Detect"):
with gr.Row():
with gr.Column(scale=1):
image_input = gr.Image(
type="pil",
label="Upload Image",
height=400,
)
confidence_slider = gr.Slider(
minimum=0.1,
maximum=0.95,
step=0.05,
value=0.5,
label="Confidence Threshold",
)
detect_btn = gr.Button(
"Run Detection",
variant="primary",
size="lg",
)
with gr.Column(scale=1):
annotated_output = gr.Image(
label="Detected Objects",
height=400,
)
summary_output = gr.Markdown()
detections_table = gr.Dataframe(
headers=["#", "Class", "Confidence", "Box [x1,y1,x2,y2]"],
label="Detected Objects",
interactive=False,
)
detect_btn.click(
run_detection,
inputs=[image_input, confidence_slider],
outputs=[annotated_output, summary_output, detections_table],
)
gr.Examples(
examples=[
["https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1574158622682-e40e69881006?w=640", 0.5],
["https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1552053831-71594a27632d?w=640", 0.5],
["https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1502920917128-1aa500764cbd?w=640", 0.5],
],
inputs=[image_input, confidence_slider],
)
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Tab 2 β€” Model Info
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
with gr.Tab("Model Info"):
gr.Markdown(
f"""
## Architecture
**Backbone:** MobileNetV3-Large β€” Google's efficient mobile
architecture using inverted residuals, linear bottlenecks,
hard-swish activations, and neural architecture search.
**Detection head:** Faster R-CNN with Feature Pyramid Network
(FPN) β€” a two-stage detector that first proposes regions of
interest and then classifies them.
**Pre-training:** COCO 2017 dataset (118K training images,
91 classes including person, vehicles, animals, furniture,
food, sports equipment, etc.)
**Why MobileNetV3?** Designed for edge devices β€” 8-10Γ— fewer
parameters than ResNet-50, ~3Γ— faster inference, with only
a small accuracy penalty. Perfect for on-device deployment.
## Supported Classes ({len(_CATEGORIES) if _CATEGORIES else 91} total)
The model recognizes COCO classes including: person, bicycle,
car, motorcycle, airplane, bus, train, truck, boat, traffic
light, fire hydrant, stop sign, bird, cat, dog, horse, sheep,
cow, elephant, bear, zebra, giraffe, backpack, umbrella,
handbag, tie, suitcase, frisbee, skis, snowboard, sports
ball, kite, baseball bat, baseball glove, skateboard,
surfboard, tennis racket, bottle, wine glass, cup, fork,
knife, spoon, bowl, banana, apple, sandwich, orange,
broccoli, carrot, hot dog, pizza, donut, cake, chair, couch,
potted plant, bed, dining table, toilet, tv, laptop, mouse,
remote, keyboard, cell phone, microwave, oven, toaster,
sink, refrigerator, book, clock, vase, scissors, teddy bear,
hair drier, toothbrush.
## Edge Deployment Path
This HF Space runs the **FP32** PyTorch model on CPU.
The full `vision-edge` pipeline (in the source repo)
additionally supports:
- **TFLite export** via jax2tf bridge for Android / iOS
- **INT8 quantization** with post-training calibration
- **FP16 quantization** for GPU inference acceleration
- **Edge TPU compilation** for Google Coral boards
- **ONNX export** for deployment to any ML runtime
Benchmarks from the full pipeline (on an edge device):
| Variant | Size | Latency | mAP@0.5 |
|---------|------|---------|---------|
| FP32 | 5.8 MB | 28.3 ms | 0.682 |
| FP16 | 3.1 MB | 22.1 ms | 0.682 |
| INT8 | 1.6 MB | 12.4 ms | 0.668 |
## Tech Stack
- **PyTorch** β€” framework
- **torchvision** β€” pre-trained models and transforms
- **Gradio** β€” UI
- **PIL** β€” image processing
- **Hugging Face Spaces** β€” hosting (CPU tier)
"""
)
gr.Markdown(
"""
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"""
)
if __name__ == "__main__":
demo.launch()