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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

6 Jun 2022 • 6 min read

Autonomous Vehicle Object Detection

Ampera Racing is a team formed by students from UFSC (Federal University of Santa Catarina) with the objective of developing an electric vehicle every year and promoting the mobility of the future. Now we're building an autonomous vehicle with object detection. In 2021 we realized that we could

19 May 2022 • 1 min read

Launch: Instance Segmentation Project Training and Inference

What Is Instance Segmentation? Instance segmentation, also known as image segmentation, is the computer vision task of recognizing objects in images along with their associated shape. In other words, it is the outline of a given object. It also includes a bounding box surrounding the object in addition to its

19 May 2022 • 3 min read

Launch: Roboflow OAK pip package

roboflowoak pip package lets you natively interface with your Roboflow workspace through Python scripts and deploy to an OAK device.

17 May 2022 • 4 min read

Boxing Punch Detection Using Computer Vision

One of the best parts about joining Roboflow is doing a computer vision project in your first 2 weeks. As someone who loves to workout, I wanted to focus my project on a fitness related use case. I often mix boxing workouts into my routine, and thought it would be

16 May 2022 • 9 min read

Recipe for a Company On-site

Creating a magnetic environment for exceptional talent is one of Roboflow’s top priorities. We want our remote-first culture to be the best option for our team, not a necessity because of the pandemic or anything else. We choose to be remote. It works better for us than being 100%

11 May 2022 • 3 min read

How to Train a YOLOv5 Oriented Bounding Box Model

Learn how to train a YOLOv5 Oriented Bounding Box (OBB) object detection model.

11 May 2022 • 4 min read

Roboflow’s Python Pip Package For Computer Vision

Regardless of whether your project is a new product line, a new industrial production system, a research project, or a personal one to help you learn what computer vision is all about, you'll want to add "pip install roboflow" to your code - and here's why.