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How to Build and Run an Aimbot
Learn how to build and run an aimbot using computer vision.
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Dock Door Utilization Tracking with Vision AI
Learn how to detect occupied vs. empty docks, read door numbers with OCR, and export clean JSON and CSV for real-world time and usage studies.
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Machine Vision Lighting Types
Good lighting is the foundation of any machine-vision system. This guide explains how different lighting types, filters, and deployment choices shape image quality.
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AI for Aerial Imagery: RF-DETR Delivers Best-in-Class Speed and Accuracy
Learn how models like RF-DETR deliver better accuracy when analyzing aerial imagery, and find out how computer vision is transforming operations across various sectors, including energy, industrial infrastructure, and defense.
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How to Build a Vision App with Claude and Roboflow
Turn simple detections into intelligent, automated systems. Learn how to build a real-world vision workflow using Roboflow and Claude 4.5 Sonnet to track objects on a conveyor belt and store results in a live database.
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How to Fine-Tune Claude 3.7 Sonnet With Roboflow
Claude 3.7 Sonnet is one of the most powerful multimodal models for visual reasoning, and now you can customize it for your use case with Roboflow Workflows. Learn how to fine-tune Sonnet for structured JSON outputs and deploy a production-ready visual Q&A tool.
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Best Defect Detection Algorithms for Manufacturing
This guide breaks down the best defect detection algorithms for manufacturing and shows why instance segmentation is now the standard for high-precision quality control.
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Introducing Roboflow Rapid: Text prompt to vision model in minutes
For most of computer vision's history, training has been extremely challenging. Going from an idea to a deployed application meant spending weeks labeling hundreds or thousands of images by hand just to see if a concept would work.
Now the era of manual labeling is ending.
Today, we
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Vision AI Camera Calibration Guide
Learn what camera calibration is, and see how to calibrate a camera step by step with Roboflow.
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Vision Transformer vs. CNN for Object Detection
This guide explains how CNNs and ViTs differ, when to use each, and how to train and compare them directly inside Roboflow so you can choose the best architecture for your detection task.
• 7 min read
No-Code Computer Vision Tools & Platforms: Beginner's Guide
Anyone can now build production-ready vision systems without writing a line of code. This guide breaks down the top no-code and low-code platforms, their strengths and tradeoffs, and how to choose the right one for your workflow.
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Meta SAM 3D: Introduction
Understand what is SAM 3d and learn how to use SAM 3D + Roboflow to generate synthetic data and train a computer vision model.
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What Is Promptable Concept Segmentation (PCS)?
Discover the concept of Promptable Concept Segmentation (PCS), how is it compares with other segmentation tasks such as semantic, instance, and panoptic, and the SAM 3 architecture, data and training infrastructure that makes PCS possible.
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How to Fine-Tune Segment Anything 3 (SAM 3) on a Custom Dataset
Learn how to fine-tune SAM-3 for image segmentation with a custom dataset.
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Launch: Use Segment Anything 3 (SAM 3) with Roboflow
Today, we are introducing new tools powered by Segment Anything 3 (SAM 3) that significantly change how people build computer vision applications.
SAM 3 is a powerful vision foundation model that detects, segments, and tracks objects in images and videos based on prompts. See our detailed SAM 3 model overview
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SAM 3: Segment Anything with Concepts
Learn what SAM 3 is, what you can do with the model, see examples of SAM 3 in use, and learn how you can use the model.
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How to Train an RF-DETR Segmentation Model with a Custom Dataset
Learn how to train an RF-DETR Segmentation model with a custom dataset.
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Roboflow Named Leader in Image Recognition Software
We’re proud to announce that as of November 2025, Roboflow has been ranked the #1 Image Recognition product on G2.
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Explore the Best Depth Estimation Models
Depth estimation gives machines a 3D understanding of the world. See today’s leading depth estimation models, and learn how to run Depth Anything V2 inside Roboflow Workflows.
• 10 min read
Inference Latency
Learn about inference latency, why it matters, and how to optimize every stage of the pipeline to build reliable, real-time vision systems.
• 9 min read
How to Convert Annotations from PASCAL VOC XML to COCO JSON
Convert from VOC XML to COCO JSON (or any format) in four clicks.
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You Might Be Resizing Your Images Incorrectly
Resizing images incorrectly can distort objects and degrade model performance. Learn how to resize images without distortion: aspect ratios, padding strategies, and practical tips to ensure your models learn from clean, consistent visuals.
• 9 min read
What Is Image Segmentation?
In this guide, we break down image segmentation, explore key model types from semantic to panoptic, and show how to build high-accuracy segmentation workflows.
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When to Use Grayscale as a Preprocessing Step
Grayscale allows our models to be more computationally efficient. So when **shouldn't** we grayscale our images?
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