Roboflow Blog

13 Jan 2026 • 12 min read

Object Detection vs Vision-Language Models: When Should You Use Each?

Object detection and vision-language models solve different problems. This guide explains when to use each. And how speed, cost, and reliability differ.

12 Jan 2026 • 7 min read

How to Automate on Shelf Availability with Vision AI

In this tutorial, you’ll build a complete system that detects empty shelf facings, deploys a model in Roboflow, and turns every detection into an actionable Slack alert with shelf context and visual proof.

7 Jan 2026 • 10 min read

How to Improve Cycle Time with Computer Vision

Learn how computer vision measures cycle time continuously, reveals hidden waiting and handoffs, and turns cycle time from a guessed metric into a live operational signal.

2 Jan 2026 • 2 min read

#Shipmas: Edge Day

We're continuing our 12 Days of Shipmas with a set of features focused on deploying to the edge. ’Twas the night before #Shipmas When all through the cloud, Not a model was training, not a pipeline was loud. The GPUs were idling, tucked under their rack, While cameras

31 Dec 2025 • 7 min read

Small Defect Detection with Computer Vision

Detecting small, subtle defects is one of the hardest problems in computer vision, and one of the most common in the real world. Learn how to spot cracks, scratches, and surface damage using smart data collection, fast annotation with SAM3, and sliced inference with SAHI.

31 Dec 2025 • 10 min read

How to Grow Small Vision Datasets with SAM 3 and Synthetic Augmentation

Traditional image augmentation can make datasets bigger without making models better. In this tutorial, we show how to use SAM 3 to generate clean instance segmentation masks, apply segmentation-aware augmentation in Roboflow, and measure whether those changes actually improve model performance.

31 Dec 2025 • 7 min read

Try Gemini 3 Pro From Google

Learn how Gemini 3 Pro sets new vision benchmarks. Then try and compare it against other top vision models using Roboflow Playground.

30 Dec 2025 • 11 min read

Vision Agents

This hands-on guide shows how to use Gemini 3 Pro and Roboflow Workflows to build Vision AI Agents.

29 Dec 2025 • 7 min read

Spatial Intelligence

As AI systems move beyond screens and into the physical world, understanding three-dimensional space becomes essential. This article explains spatial intelligence: how AI builds world models, reasons about depth and motion, and moves from recognizing images to acting reliably in real environments.

29 Dec 2025 • 3 min read

Roboflow Rapid Advanced Annotation Control

The fastest way to build vision models just got even better. When we launched Roboflow Rapid, we set out to eliminate the weeks of manual labeling that traditionally stood between an idea and a deployed model. With text prompts, you could go from concept to custom detector in minutes. Rapid

26 Dec 2025 • 2 min read

Launch: Advanced Enterprise Security Features

The Enterprise team at Roboflow is focused on helping large organizations collaborate to build cutting-edge vision models and applications. We've released more customizable security and access features to give enterprises granular control of Roboflow. Custom Role-based Access Controls (RBAC) The default RBAC roles in Roboflow cover a lot

22 Dec 2025 • 4 min read

AI for Live Video: Introducing the Serverless Streaming API

Today we are announcing the Serverless Video Streaming API, the simplest way to run AI on live video streams. Previously, using AI to understand live video streams meant managing complex cloud infrastructure or configuring local hardware. The Serverless Video Streaming API removes those barriers, allowing you to run powerful vision

16 Dec 2025 • 6 min read

How to Monitor and Improve AI Models in Production

Learn how to monitor a model in production, and improve its performance.

16 Dec 2025 • 5 min read

How to Build and Run an Aimbot

Learn how to build and run an aimbot using computer vision.

11 Dec 2025 • 8 min read

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.

11 Dec 2025 • 12 min read

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.

10 Dec 2025 • 14 min read

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.

10 Dec 2025 • 10 min read

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.

10 Dec 2025 • 5 min read

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.

10 Dec 2025 • 17 min read

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.

9 Dec 2025 • 4 min read

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

8 Dec 2025 • 12 min read

Vision AI Camera Calibration Guide

Learn what camera calibration is, and see how to calibrate a camera step by step with Roboflow.

1 Dec 2025 • 12 min read

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.

1 Dec 2025 • 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.