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3 Aug 2022 • 8 min read

Develop like a Pro with NVIDIA + Docker + VS Code + PyTorch

Everybody hates installing NVIDIA drivers, you have to manually download them, then install cuda, be sure to have the correct version of everything, and change them from time to time to be updated. Today we will see how to: * install NVIDIA drivers * install docker & nvidia docker * run gpu accelerated

3 Aug 2022 • 4 min read

Use Raspberry Pi and Luxonis OAK to Deploy Vision Models in Robotics

Learn how to use the Raspberry Pi and Luxonis OAK to run computer vision models for robotics projects.

1 Aug 2022 • 3 min read

How to Deploy YOLOv7 to a Jetson Nano

We'll be creating a dataset, training a YOLOv7 computer vision model, and deploying it to a Jetson Nano to perform real-time object detection.

27 Jul 2022 • 2 min read

Open Source at Roboflow

At Roboflow, we are on a mission to improve every industry by democratizing computer vision. Open source plays a big role in that by making the tooling accessible and reaching a wide audience. On Roboflow Universe, a community of people are already sharing over 90,000 datasets and 7000 pre-trained

22 Jul 2022 • 9 min read

How To Train SegFormer on a Custom Dataset

In this post, we will walk through how to train SegFormer on a custom dataset using Pytorch Lightning to classify every pixel in an image.

19 Jul 2022 • 4 min read

Deploy a Computer Vision Model: A How-To Guide

Answering the question "how do I deploy a computer vision model?" can be difficult. There are so many options. Which one should you choose? How do you deploy to the option that is right for your use case? With the launch of the Roboflow Deploy feature, deploying computer

19 Jul 2022 • 2 min read

How to Use Tiling During Inference

Tiling is especially helpful and can improve accuracy for aerial images and small object detection. Like the human eye, computer vision models can have a difficult time detecting small objects from far away because it gives us less visual data to do accurate inference on. The solution is to zoom

14 Jul 2022 • 4 min read

Using Polygon Annotations for Object Detection in Computer Vision

Benefits to Existing Models Polygons have traditionally been used for training image segmentation models, but polygons can also improve the training of object detection models (which predict bounding boxes). Object detection models are typically much faster and more widely supported, so they remain the best and most popular choice for

13 Jul 2022 • 1 min read

What is TensorFlow Lite?

TensorFlow Lite, often referred to as TFLite, is an open source library developed by Google for deploying machine learning models to edge devices. Examples of edge deployments would be mobile (iOS/Android), embedded, and on-device. You can use TFLite for natural language processing, computer vision, or any machine learning model

13 Jul 2022 • 2 min read

How to Use Polygon Annotation and Labeling with Roboflow

Polygons have traditionally been used for training image segmentation models, but they can also improve the training of object detection models. Object detection models are typically much faster and more widely supported, so they're still the best choice for solving many problems.

13 Jul 2022 • 5 min read

How to Train a YOLOv7 Model on a Custom Dataset

Hot on the heels of MT-YOLOv6, a new YOLO dropped this week (and this one is a doozy). YOLOv7 was created by WongKinYiu and AlexeyAB, the creators of YOLOv4 Darknet (and the official canonical maintainers of the YOLO lineage according to pjreddie, the original inventor and maintainer of the YOLO

11 Jul 2022 • 3 min read

Launch: Search Datasets and Assign Jobs

Roboflow Annotate has been used to label over 66 million images and as teams collaborate to manage large datasets, it’s important to find the right data for labeling and improving your model. Teams using active learning to bring real world data back into their training pipeline need a way

6 Jul 2022 • 2 min read

Roboflow Changelog: May & June 2022

Each month, we share a recap of product and company updates. Here's what's new for May and June in 2022!

1 Jul 2022 • 16 min read

How to Train a YOLOv6 Model on a Custom Dataset

Learn how to train a YOLOv6 object detection model on a custom dataset.

30 Jun 2022 • 3 min read

Launch: Roboflow Native iOS SDK

Constrained bandwith? Left without the option to extend production data beyond your local network or corporate firewall? In need of real-time inference speeds on the edge? The Roboflow Mobile iOS SDK is a great option if you are developing an iOS application.

29 Jun 2022 • 5 min read

Using Gaming Datasets for Game Automation with Computer Vision

As a child, I grew up playing Minecraft, a 3D block game where the only limit is your creativity. Players navigate their 3D block world, collect resources, 'craft' tools and resources, and build to their heart's content. Computer vision transcends industries, bringing intelligence to various fields.

29 Jun 2022 • 1 min read

What is TensorFlow?

Learn what TensorFlow is and how it can be used for computer vision.

28 Jun 2022 • 4 min read

Open source datasets and pre-trained models for computer vision

90,000 Datasets and 7,000 Pre-trained Models Available Roboflow Universe launched in August 2021 with 50 open source datasets and opened our computer vision infrastructure products for free with a Public plan. Universe now has 90,000+ datasets with 66+ million images available for building computer vision models and

24 Jun 2022 • 3 min read

CVPR 2022 - Best Papers and Highlights

In this post, we take the opportunity to reflect on the computer vision research landscape at CVPR 2022 and highlight our favorite research papers and themes.

24 Jun 2022 • 1 min read

What is cuDNN?

NVIDIA CUDA Deep Neural Network (cuDNN) is a GPU-accelerated library of primitives for deep neural networks. cuDNN is built on top of the CUDA framework which is how you use NVIDIA GPUs for general purpose computing tasks. High performance GPU acceleration is helpful for machine learning tasks because it it

22 Jun 2022 • 3 min read

Launch: Label Only Role-based Access Control

Roboflow Annotate has been used to label over 66 million images and teams have been able to label more images with our recent release of collaborative workflows for managing labeling in real-time across distributed teams. Market researchers believe that by 2028, $8 billion USD per year will be spent labeling

15 Jun 2022 • 9 min read

Train and Deploy YOLOS Transformer On a Custom Dataset

In this post, we showcase training and deploying YOLOS end to end, from labeling your data, to training your model, to deploying your model on AWS for inference.

8 Jun 2022 • 3 min read

Roboflow Now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Microsoft Azure customers worldwide can now gain access to Roboflow to take advantage of the end-to-end computer vision platform to give their software the sense of sight. We’re pleased to share that Roboflow is now available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for

6 Jun 2022 • 7 min read

Food Manufacturing Defect Detection with Lucky Charms

The marshmallows found in a box of Lucky Charms cereal - marbits as they were originally named by their creators Edward S. Olney and Howard S. Thurmon - are undoubtedly the best part of the classic breakfast cereal. In August of 2020, General Mills began selling pouches of "Just