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29 Jul 2025 • 8 min read

Real-Time Process Tracking with Computer Vision

With this project, we integrate real-time feedback and computer vision to develop a hand-washing steps-tracking system using a Python application and a Roboflow-trained model.

28 Jul 2025 • 13 min read

AI Data Labeling Guide

Even with advancements in multimodal foundation models, auto-segmentation techniques, and synthetic data generation, accurate AI data labeling remains a crucial component of production-ready AI systems.

28 Jul 2025 • 5 min read

Building a Drowning Detection Model with Computer Vision

Drowning can happen in seconds, even with lifeguards watching. Learn how to build a computer vision system to detect when someone stays underwater too long and trigger life-saving alerts.

25 Jul 2025 • 3 min read

Roboflow Launches 'Roboflow for Startups', Sponsors Vercel AI Accelerator

Roboflow for Startups Today, we’re announcing the Accelerator Partner Program within Roboflow for Startups, a new initiative designed to support early-stage startups using computer vision. If you’re part of a participating accelerator (like Y Combinator, Vercel AI Accelerator, Sequoia Arc, or others) you may be eligible for our

25 Jul 2025 • 9 min read

How to Build an iOS App with Visual AI Capabilities

In this guide, we’ll walk through using a custom object detection model tailored to identify glasses and show you how to seamlessly integrate it into an iOS app for instant live detection — all with minimal latency and maximum convenience. 0:00 /0:13 1× Millions of people rely on

24 Jul 2025 • 18 min read

What Is Depth Anything V2: Depth Estimation

Understand what depth estimation is. Learn how Depth Anything V2 works and how to use it in Roboflow Workflows.

24 Jul 2025 • 5 min read

Advancing State of the Art Object Detection (Again) with RF-DETR

Learn how to use and train the three new state-of-the-art RF-DETR object detection model sizes.

22 Jul 2025 • 7 min read

Detect NBA 3 Second Violations with AI

Introduction Ever shouted at the screen that a player was camping in the paint? You're not alone. Basketball is a fast paced and dynamic sport, with many rules that apply per player making it difficult for a referee to monitor everything. The 3-second rule in basketball, which prevents

18 Jul 2025 • 5 min read

Use Qwen2.5-VL for Zero-Shot Object Detection

Qwen2.5-VL is the latest addition to the Qwen vision-language model series, offering cutting-edge capabilities for image, text, and document understanding. Available in three model sizes—3B, 7B, and 72B—it excels at tasks such as object detection, OCR for multi-language and rotated text, and structured data extraction from complex

18 Jul 2025 • 8 min read

How Computer Vision Is Reshaping The Restaurant Industry

Learn how computer vision can be used to improve efficiency in the restaurant industry.

18 Jul 2025 • 7 min read

Use Gemini 2.5 for Zero-Shot Object Detection & Segmentation

Learn how to use Gemini 2.5 for zero-shot object detection and segmentation.

17 Jul 2025 • 5 min read

How to Make a Heatmap with Computer Vision

This guide walks you through building a computer vision-powered heatmap using Roboflow. We'll use the example of mapping my dog’s movement in my apartment - from collecting video data to generating the heatmap by sending data from the workflows directly into a custom Python script.

17 Jul 2025 • 30 min read

AI in Robotics

This blog explores how AI powers modern robotics, from core technologies like computer vision,NLP and ML to real-world robots, models, and projects, revealing how intelligent machines are transforming industry and society.

16 Jul 2025 • 19 min read

Comprehensive Guide to Multiple Object Tracking

Multiple Object Tracking (MOT) represents one of the most challenging and practically significant problems in computer vision.

14 Jul 2025 • 8 min read

Comparing Base and Fine-Tuned SmolVLM2 for OCR

In this guide, we will walk through how to fine-tune SmolVLM2 for OCR.

14 Jul 2025 • 14 min read

OCR Use Cases: Practical Workflows & Implementation Tips

Explore three high-ROI OCR use cases: Document Automation, ID Verification, and Logistics backed by live pipelines and metrics.

11 Jul 2025 • 4 min read

Use Roboflow Workflows to Collect and Preprocess Image Training Data

Learn how to use Roboflow Workflows to collect and preprocess image training data for use in building a vision model.

9 Jul 2025 • 28 min read

Best Computer Vision Companies

Learn about different computer vision companies and the services they are offering. Learn how to quickly get started with Roboflow, Google Vision AI, Amazon Sagemaker and Microsoft Azure AI.

7 Jul 2025 • 26 min read

Best Data Annotation Platforms

Learn about different data annotation platforms such as Roboflow, Autodistill, CVAT, LabelMe, VGG, RectLabel, HumanSignal (Label Studio) and how to annotate data using them.

4 Jul 2025 • 9 min read

Creating a Cutting Safety Tool with Keypoint Detection

Learn how to create a tool that monitors for potentially hazardous posture when cutting food in the kitchen.

4 Jul 2025 • 7 min read

How to Train a ResNet-34 Model on a Custom Dataset

Learn how to train a ResNet-34 model for image classification using a custom dataset.

3 Jul 2025 • 21 min read

How to Control a PTZ Camera with Computer Vision and Roboflow Workflows

Learn how to control a PTZ camera in a computer vision application.

1 Jul 2025 • 35 min read

Ultimate Guide to Albumentations

Understand what is Albumentations library and learn how to use it for image augmentation with code examples.

26 Jun 2025 • 5 min read

How to Choose An Image Labeling Partner

Good data quality makes or breaks a vision model. Learn how to find a trusted data labeling partner who can help you label images accurately.