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29 Jul 2026 • 23 min read

Shop Floor Data Collection: How to Automate It with Computer Vision

Shop floor data is usually typed into forms after the fact. Cameras already see every unit, defect, and stoppage. Learn how to turn those observations into timestamped production events with RF-DETR, Roboflow Workflows, and Vision Events, including a working cycle-time example.

27 Jul 2026 • 9 min read

What Is a Unified Namespace? Where Vision AI Fits in the UNS

A unified namespace gives every plant system one data model. Roboflow Workflows publish camera detections as MQTT events any MES can read.

27 Jul 2026 • 10 min read

Retail Object Detection with RF-DETR

Train a model to detect empty shelf spaces and automate restocking decisions.

27 Jul 2026 • 22 min read

Production Line Monitoring With Camera AI

Build production line monitoring with camera AI: train RF-DETR to detect defects, count bottles, and trigger alerts with Roboflow Workflows.

22 Jul 2026 • 13 min read

How to Make Automatic Highlight Reels from Kids' Soccer Games

Upload a soccer game, click your kid once, and get back a highlight reel with every play they were part of. Two RF-DETR models trained in the Roboflow UI handle detection and tracking, and a local Python pipeline reads jersey numbers, finds the goals, and cuts the clips.

22 Jul 2026 • 6 min read

Run RF-DETR in NVIDIA DeepStream on Jetson

From pretrained weights to live multi-camera inference on a Jetson Orin NX: TensorRT engine build, the custom bbox parser DeepStream needs, and per-class colors with a pyds probe.

22 Jul 2026 • 8 min read

Hog Ring Detection with Computer Vision

Detect visible hog rings with RF-DETR, compare their positions with predefined attachment zones, and use Gemini 2.5 Pro to generate an automotive seat inspection summary.

22 Jul 2026 • 4 min read

Gemini 3.6 Flash for Vision: Evaluation and Benchmarks

Cheaper and faster than Gemini 3.5 Flash, and the best model we tested on video. Object detection is the one real step back.

22 Jul 2026 • 10 min read

Flanges Quality Inspection with Computer Vision

Train RF-DETR to catch flange face defects, then sort results into pass, review, and fail.

20 Jul 2026 • 13 min read

Advanced Techniques for Optimizing AI Inference Costs

In this guide, you will learn about advanced techniques that can help reduce AI inference costs across the complete computer vision pipeline.

17 Jul 2026 • 9 min read

Pipe and Tubes Quality Inspection with Roboflow

Automate tube and pipe defect inspection. Train an RF-DETR model to detect holes, cracks, and ruptures, and build a pass, review, or fail Workflow in Roboflow.

17 Jul 2026 • 9 min read

Retail Object Detection with RF-DETR

Detect visible beverage products with RF-DETR, compare their counts with fixed camera-frame thresholds, and use Gemini 2.5 Pro to generate a shelf inspection summary.

17 Jul 2026 • 17 min read

Teaching a Porch to Recognize Delivery Drivers and Accept Packages

An end-to-end build of a self-unlocking porch lockbox: on-device detection on an old iPhone gates a cloud Roboflow Workflow, which validates courier-with-package events inside a drawn porch zone and triggers a solenoid lock through an ESP32. Includes delivery verification and a live dashboard.

17 Jul 2026 • 11 min read

Cosmetic Defect Detection with Computer Vision

Learn how computer vision can automate cosmetic defect inspection by detecting paint scratches and identifying the affected car part. This guide shows how to train an RF-DETR model in Roboflow, build a part-level inspection Workflow, and return visual results and repair-ready outputs for QA review.

16 Jul 2026 • 6 min read

Multi-Model Auto Labeling for Segmentation with Roboflow Workflows

Stack SAM 3, Gemini, and GPT into a single Workflow, require a 2-of-3 vote on every mask, and auto-label entire segmentation datasets without drawing a single polygon.

16 Jul 2026 • 18 min read

Roboflow Serverless Inference: A Thousand Models on a Shared GPU Fleet

Most web services ingest kilobytes and emit the heavy bytes. Vision inference flips that, and breaks a few more production assumptions on the way. Here's the serverless architecture behind a thousand models on a shared GPU fleet.

16 Jul 2026 • 6 min read

GPT 5.6 Sol is the best "vision" model OpenAI ever released

GPT-5.6 Sol is OpenAI’s strongest vision model yet. We tested Sol, Terra, and Luna across detection, counting, OCR, and extraction, then compared their results, speed, and cost with leading VLMs.

15 Jul 2026 • 4 min read

How to Scale a Computer Vision Pilot to Production in Manufacturing

See how to scale a computer vision pilot to production: why 77% stall on integration, not the model, and how to get past it in manufacturing.

15 Jul 2026 • 21 min read

Best Computer Vision Models in 2026: A Task-by-Task Guide

Explore the best computer vision models in 2026 for object detection, segmentation, classification, keypoints, OCR, vision-language tasks, depth estimation, and tracking. Compare leading models, benchmarks, licensing, deployment options, and when to fine-tune on custom data using Roboflow tools.

15 Jul 2026 • 15 min read

What Is Computer Vision? An Overview of Vision AI in 2026

Computer vision gives machines the ability to understand images and video, make decisions, and act in the physical world. Learn how vision AI works, its core tasks and models, where it runs, and how to build applications for manufacturing, logistics, retail, and more.

14 Jul 2026 • 13 min read

Open Vocabulary Segmentation

Learn how to build a zero-shot segmentation pipeline with SAM 3 and Roboflow Workflows.

14 Jul 2026 • 10 min read

Segment Anything with Text

Use Segment Anything with Text in Roboflow Workflows to segment workers, helmets, and safety vests without training a custom model.

14 Jul 2026 • 11 min read

Analyze Video Feeds for Process Monitoring with RF-DETR

Analyze video feeds for process monitoring with Roboflow: RF-DETR detects, ByteTrack tracks, and a line counter logs counts and speed.

13 Jul 2026 • 13 min read

Automate Surface Defects Detection with Vision AI

Learn how computer vision can detect surface defects. This guide explains common use cases and shows how to build a Roboflow surface inspection workflow that detects defects, visualizes results, and supports quality decisions.