
Rebuilding the Data Foundation for Embodied AI with Lance: From Long Videos to Random-Access-Friendly Multimodal Samples
Lance turns long robotics videos into random-access multimodal training data with 1.7–6× faster reads and 42% lower storage use.
Case Study
Physical AI
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Make Handwritten Notes Searchable: Optimizing an OCR Pipeline with LanceDB
Learn how to build an OCR pipeline for handwritten medical notes using DSPy, GEPA, and LanceDB to manage images, labels, outputs, metrics, and retrieval.
Engineering
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Hybrid Search and Custom Reranking with LanceDB
Combine keyword and vector search for higher‑quality results with LanceDB. This post shows how to run hybrid search and compare rerankers (linear combination, Cohere, ColBERT) with code and benchmarks.
Engineering
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Inverted File Product Quantization (IVF_PQ): Accelerate Vector Search by Creating Indices
Compress vectors with PQ and accelerate retrieval with IVF_PQ in LanceDB. The tutorial explains the concepts, memory savings, and a minimal implementation with search tuning knobs.
Engineering
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Hybrid Search: Combining BM25 and Semantic Search for Better Results with Langchain
Have you ever thought about how search engines find exactly what you're looking for? They usually use a mix of matching specific words and understanding the meaning behind them.
Engineering
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Accelerate Vector Search Applications Using OpenVINO & LanceDB
We show how to use the CLIP from OpenAI for Text-to-Image and Image-to-Image searching. We’ll also do a comparative analysis of the PyTorch model, FP16 OpenVINO format, and INT8 OpenVINO format in terms of speedup.
Engineering
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Advanced RAG: Precise Zero-Shot Dense Retrieval with HyDE
In the world of search engines, the quest to find the most relevant information is a constant challenge. Researchers are always on the lookout for innovative ways to improve the effectiveness of search results.
Engineering
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