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Advancing State of the Art Object Detection (Again) with RF-DETR
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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
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Use Qwen2.5-VL for Zero-Shot Object Detection
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How Computer Vision Is Reshaping The Restaurant Industry
Learn how computer vision can be used to improve efficiency in the restaurant industry.
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Use Gemini 2.5 for Zero-Shot Object Detection & Segmentation
Learn how to use Gemini 2.5 for zero-shot object detection and segmentation.
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How to Make a Heatmap with Computer Vision
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AI in Robotics
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Comprehensive Guide to Multiple Object Tracking
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Comparing Base and Fine-Tuned SmolVLM2 for OCR
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OCR Use Cases: Practical Workflows & Implementation Tips
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Use Roboflow Workflows to Collect and Preprocess Image Training Data
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Best Computer Vision Companies
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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.
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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.
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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.
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How to Control a PTZ Camera with Computer Vision and Roboflow Workflows
Learn how to control a PTZ camera in a computer vision application.
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Ultimate Guide to Albumentations
Understand what is Albumentations library and learn how to use it for image augmentation with code examples.
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How to Choose An Image Labeling Partner
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How to Use Perception Encoder
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How to Deploy RF-DETR to an NVIDIA Jetson
Learn how to deploy RF-DETR to a Roboflow Jetson.
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How to Train a ResNet-18 Model with a Custom Dataset
Learn how to train a ResNet-18 classification model with a custom dataset.
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Launch: Roboflow Instant Models
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Video Annotation: Get Started Guide
Understand video annotation using Roboflow and learn how to annotate video dataset using Roboflow and best practices for video annotation.
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What Is ResNet-18?
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