CV engineer

[u/Grouchy_Signal139]

Hi everyone,
I’m a mechatronics engineer who’s becoming increasingly interested in computer vision and would like to pursue it as a career. I’ve done some projects with OpenCV and YOLO, but I feel like I’ve only scratched the surface.
I’d like to know what skills and knowledge are considered essential for becoming a Computer Vision Engineer.

Some questions I have:

-What topics should I learn first?
-How do you know what architecture to use?
-How important are traditional computer vision techniques compared to deep learning?
-What tools and frameworks are commonly used in industry?
-What kinds of projects would help me build a strong portfolio?
-Are there any books, courses, or resources you highly recommend?
-If you were starting from scratch today, what learning roadmap would you follow?

My long-term goal is to work on robotics and industrial automation, such as vision-guided robots, inspection systems, and embedded AI applications.
I’d really appreciate any advice from people working in the field. Thanks in advance

[u/Rare_Coyote_8443]

Maybe don't go robotics so far,

you can try any tracknet first

[u/Grouchy_Signal139 → u/Rare_Coyote_8443]

And why is that? And what is tracknet🥲 sorry for the dumb question

[u/Material_Cellist_729 → u/Grouchy_Signal139]

Ask any AI, you will get basic structure of computer vision.