Computer Vision

30 Jul 2025 • 11 min read

Automated Image Tagging with Computer Vision

Learn how to build a Python application that uses computer vision models to analyze images for face visibility, framing, lighting, clutter, and an overall photo score, embedding these tags directly into the image file.

29 Jul 2025 • 18 min read

Model Deployment

In this article you will understand what is ML model deployment, how it works, best practices for model deployment, popular deployment tools and how to deploy a computer vision model on your local machine using Roboflow.

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.

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 • 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.

1 Jul 2025 • 36 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 • 6 min read

How to Deploy RF-DETR to an NVIDIA Jetson

Learn how to deploy RF-DETR to a Roboflow Jetson.

23 Jun 2025 • 21 min read

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.

23 Jun 2025 • 4 min read

What Is ResNet-18?

ResNet-18 remains one of the most practical and influential models in deep learning, especially in image classification.