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What is YOLO? The Ultimate Guide
Learn about the history of the YOLO family of objec tdetection models, extensively used across a wide range of object detection tasks.
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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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 6 min read
You Might Be Resizing Your Images Incorrectly
Resizing images incorrectly can distort objects and degrade model performance. Learn how to resize images without distortion: aspect ratios, padding strategies, and practical tips to ensure your models learn from clean, consistent visuals.
• 17 min read
Roboflow Brand Information
Learn all about Roboflow.
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#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
• 8 min read
What to Include in a Computer Vision System RFP
This guide provides a helpful framework to select the best computer vision solution.
• 20 min read
Getting Started with Roboflow
Roboflow eliminates boilerplate code when building object detection models.
Get started with an example.
• 16 min read
An Honest Review of Roboflow Visual AI
Roboflow is the definitive backbone of the modern visual AI stack, delivering both speed and deployment flexibility.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 11 min read
Vision Agents
This hands-on guide shows how to use Gemini 3 Pro and Roboflow Workflows to build Vision AI Agents.
• 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.
• 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
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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
• 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
• 6 min read
How to Monitor and Improve AI Models in Production
Learn how to monitor a model in production, and improve its performance.
• 5 min read
How to Build and Run an Aimbot
Learn how to build and run an aimbot using computer vision.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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.
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