Roboflow Blog

16 Sep 2025 • 20 min read

Crack Detection with Computer Vision

Learn computer vision techniques for crack detection and use cases. We will walk through creating a real-time crack detection application and measurement of crack size (length and width).

16 Sep 2025 • 11 min read

Spotlight on Upcoming AI & Computer Vision Events and Conferences in 2026

2026 will be a landmark year for AI and computer vision. This guide highlights the top conferences - from NeurIPS to CVPR - where you can discover breakthroughs, connect with industry leaders, and shape the future of AI.

16 Sep 2025 • 6 min read

Real-Time Drinking Detection: Building Hydrovisor

Learn how to use Roboflow Inference.js and MediaPipe to build Hydrovisor - a real-time web app that detects drinking behavior through your webcam and reminds you to stay hydrated. A practical guide to computer vision in action.

10 Sep 2025 • 22 min read

Corrosion Detection with Computer Vision

In this blog, you’ll learn how to build a corrosion detection app with Roboflow and NiceGUI, using computer vision techniques like classification, detection, and segmentation. This approach helps automate inspections and protect critical assets.

8 Sep 2025 • 13 min read

Prompting Tips for Large Language Models with Vision Capabilities

Large multimodal models like Google Gemini and GPT-4o can now analyze both text and images, unlocking powerful computer vision capabilities. This guide shows you how to craft effective prompts and how to quickly build real-world vision applications.

8 Sep 2025 • 7 min read

Create Vision Applications with Roboflow Using Vercel v0

By combining large language models with Roboflow’s API and Vercel v0, you can easily build vision apps. This tutorial shows you how to find pre-trained models on Roboflow Universe, adjust inference settings, and deploy a working application directly to the web.

8 Sep 2025 • 15 min read

What Is Machine Learning?

Machine learning is the discipline of teaching software to learn patterns from data and make predictions that drive business outcomes. In this guide, we break down the key model families.

3 Sep 2025 • 10 min read

Build a PyTorch Custom Dataset

Custom PyTorch datasets give you full control over how data is loaded, transformed, and fed into your model. In this guide, you’ll learn how to build a PyTorch custom dataset step by step.

31 Aug 2025 • 14 min read

What Is NVIDIA CUDA? The GPU Language Powering Modern Computer Vision

CUDA is the engine behind modern computer vision. Learn what it is, how it works, and why nearly every AI breakthrough relies on it.

29 Aug 2025 • 14 min read

Top Visual Inspection Systems

Discover leading visual inspection systems including Roboflow, Zebra, Cognex, Keyence, Basler, and Rockwell, and their key features.

28 Aug 2025 • 15 min read

Automate Marathon Bib Number Recognition with Computer Vision

Timing and photography are the heartbeat of marathon events, but manually spotting bib numbers across hours of video is slow, error-prone, and costly. Learn how to automate bib recognition, accurately recording finish-line times and capturing the exact moment each runner crosses.

28 Aug 2025 • 7 min read

How to Build a Custom Object Detection Pipeline

Building a custom object detection pipeline lets you move beyond generic models and tailor vision AI to your specific needs. In this guide, we show how to create a complete pipeline with Roboflow, covering dataset creation, training, evaluation, and deployment.

28 Aug 2025 • 14 min read

Build Flutter Applications Using Computer Vision with Roboflow

Discover how to combine Flutter’s elegant cross-platform UI framework with Roboflow’s powerful computer vision platform to build AI-driven applications. Learn how to create a Flutter app that detects and counts Canadian coins.

26 Aug 2025 • 11 min read

Build Computer Vision Applications with LLMs and Roboflow

Large language models and Roboflow make it possible to build computer vision apps in hours. This guide shows how to use LLM coding assistants with Roboflow’s API and Universe models to create and deploy vision AI apps.

26 Aug 2025 • 9 min read

How to Fine-Tune Qwen2.5-VL with a Custom Dataset

Learn how to fine-tune Qwen2.5-VL for document processing using a custom dataset.

25 Aug 2025 • 4 min read

Beyond Chatbots: Grow Your Business with Vision AI

AI is key for growth, but the path to success isn’t always obvious. Use our framework to identify strategic vision AI opportunities, design impactful solutions, and successfully deliver a return on investment.

25 Aug 2025 • 18 min read

Pre‑Trained Models in Deep Learning

Understand what are pre-trained models, explore top pre-trained models, and learn how to easily use pre-trained models in Roboflow Workflows.

25 Aug 2025 • 9 min read

How to Use Roboflow CoreML Models and ESP32 Hardware for IoT

Learn how to use CoreML models trained on Roboflow to control hardware devices with an ESP32 device.

21 Aug 2025 • 5 min read

How to Train YOLO11 Instance Segmentation on a Custom Dataset

Learn how to train a YOLO11 instance segmentation model with Roboflow.

21 Aug 2025 • 8 min read

How to Use Your Current Cameras for AI

You don’t need expensive new cameras to start using AI. With Roboflow, you can connect existing IP, CCTV, or even smartphone cameras to powerful computer vision workflows - saving costs, simplifying integration, and unlocking real-time insights.

21 Aug 2025 • 20 min read

AI-Powered Shelf Price Verification: Matching Labels to POS Data

Manual shelf audits are slow, error-prone, and expensive. Learn how to automatically detect shelf labels, verify prices against POS systems, and catch costly discrepancies in real time.

21 Aug 2025 • 2 min read

Roboflow Joins Microsoft's Pegasus Partnership Program

We are excited to announce Roboflow has joined Microsoft's Pegasus Program.  The Pegasus Program is an invite-only initiative that provides industry-leading businesses with a deep partnership across Microsoft’s go-to-market and technical teams. Roboflow is on the exclusive list of companies closely partnering with Microsoft to drive the

18 Aug 2025 • 17 min read

Top 10 Multimodal Datasets

This blog covers top 10 multimodal dataset and where to find multimodal dataset. You will also learn about importance of multimodal dataset in computer vision and tips for using the dataset.

15 Aug 2025 • 7 min read

How to Import Voxel51 Datasets into Roboflow

Learn how to take a dataset from Voxel51 into Roboflow, train an RF-DETR model, and deploy it to the cloud, private servers, or edge devices. This step-by-step guide walks you through dataset conversion, model training, workflow testing, and real-world integration.