How-to Guides

The Viam platform supports a wide variety of IoT and robotics applications. Click on one of the following guides that provide solutions for common tasks and workflows:

Build simple smart machines
Build simple smart machines

Build a simple smart machine in a few steps using Viam's modular system of components and services without writing much or any code.

Capture and sync image data
Capture and sync image data

Capture images from a camera on your machine and selectively sync images to the cloud with filtering.

Train computer vision models
Train computer vision models

Use your image data to train a computer vision ML model.

Collect sensor data
Collect sensor data

Gather sensor data, sync it to the cloud, and view it in the Viam app.

Query sensor data
Query sensor data

Query sensor data that you have synced to the Viam app using the Viam app with SQL or MQL.

Query sensor data with SDK
Query sensor data with SDK

Retrieve and query sensor data that you have synced to the Viam app using Python SDK.

Visualize and analyze sensor data
Visualize and analyze sensor data

Visualize sensor data from the Viam app using popular tools like Grafana.

Manage and deploy code versions
Manage and deploy code versions

Deploy and manage module versions as public or private resources with the Viam CLI.

Teleoperate and navigate with rovers
Teleoperate and navigate with rovers

Use Viam to teleoperate and navigate rover bases.

Fleet management
Manage a fleet of machines

Use Viam's fleet management capabilities to share and manage access to your machines.

If you’re looking for examples of how Viam is being used in the world, have a look at customer stories, follow our step-by-step tutorials, or browse our blog posts.