RF-DETR

22 Jul 2026 • 13 min read

How to Make Automatic Highlight Reels from Kids' Soccer Games

Upload a soccer game, click your kid once, and get back a highlight reel with every play they were part of. Two RF-DETR models trained in the Roboflow UI handle detection and tracking, and a local Python pipeline reads jersey numbers, finds the goals, and cuts the clips.

22 Jul 2026 • 6 min read

Run RF-DETR in NVIDIA DeepStream on Jetson

From pretrained weights to live multi-camera inference on a Jetson Orin NX: TensorRT engine build, the custom bbox parser DeepStream needs, and per-class colors with a pyds probe.

22 Jul 2026 • 8 min read

Hog Ring Detection with Computer Vision

Detect visible hog rings with RF-DETR, compare their positions with predefined attachment zones, and use Gemini 2.5 Pro to generate an automotive seat inspection summary.

22 Jul 2026 • 10 min read

Flanges Quality Inspection with Computer Vision

Train RF-DETR to catch flange face defects, then sort results into pass, review, and fail.

20 Jul 2026 • 13 min read

Advanced Techniques for Optimizing AI Inference Costs

In this guide, you will learn about advanced techniques that can help reduce AI inference costs across the complete computer vision pipeline.

17 Jul 2026 • 9 min read

Pipe and Tubes Quality Inspection with Roboflow

Automate tube and pipe defect inspection. Train an RF-DETR model to detect holes, cracks, and ruptures, and build a pass, review, or fail Workflow in Roboflow.

17 Jul 2026 • 9 min read

Retail Object Detection with RF-DETR

Detect visible beverage products with RF-DETR, compare their counts with fixed camera-frame thresholds, and use Gemini 2.5 Pro to generate a shelf inspection summary.

17 Jul 2026 • 17 min read

Teaching a Porch to Recognize Delivery Drivers and Accept Packages

An end-to-end build of a self-unlocking porch lockbox: on-device detection on an old iPhone gates a cloud Roboflow Workflow, which validates courier-with-package events inside a drawn porch zone and triggers a solenoid lock through an ESP32. Includes delivery verification and a live dashboard.

17 Jul 2026 • 11 min read

Cosmetic Defect Detection with Computer Vision

Learn how computer vision can automate cosmetic defect inspection by detecting paint scratches and identifying the affected car part. This guide shows how to train an RF-DETR model in Roboflow, build a part-level inspection Workflow, and return visual results and repair-ready outputs for QA review.

14 Jul 2026 • 11 min read

Analyze Video Feeds for Process Monitoring with RF-DETR

Analyze video feeds for process monitoring with Roboflow: RF-DETR detects, ByteTrack tracks, and a line counter logs counts and speed.

13 Jul 2026 • 13 min read

Automate Surface Defects Detection with Vision AI

Learn how computer vision can detect surface defects. This guide explains common use cases and shows how to build a Roboflow surface inspection workflow that detects defects, visualizes results, and supports quality decisions.

10 Jul 2026 • 11 min read

How to Detect Paint Defects with Computer Vision

Automate paint defect inspection in manufacturing. Learn how to train an RF-DETR model and build a visual QA pipeline using Roboflow Workflows.

7 Jul 2026 • 10 min read

Predictive Maintenance with Vision AI

Use RF-DETR to detect early bearing defects and Gemini 2.5 Pro to analyze defect severity, explain potential failure causes, and generate maintenance recommendations.

3 Jul 2026 • 4 min read

Build a 3D Soccer Offside (VAR) System

Learn how to build a 3D soccer offside (VAR) system from any video clip.

2 Jul 2026 • 5 min read

Natural Language Image Annotation

Automatically annotate images from text prompts: SAM 3 masks in Roboflow or Autodistill in Python, then train RF-DETR.

1 Jul 2026 • 15 min read

Defect Inspection

Automate manufacturing defect inspection with computer vision. Learn how to train an RF-DETR model and build a pass/fail QA workflow using Roboflow and Gemini.

30 Jun 2026 • 8 min read

Building a Drone-Based Security System with Computer Vision

Learn how to build an automated drone security system. Use Roboflow inference, supervision, and PTZ cameras to detect intrusions and dispatch drones.

29 Jun 2026 • 7 min read

Tarmac Safety AI

Build an automated airport FOD detection workflow using RF-DETR, Roboflow Workflows, and Gemini 2.5 Pro.

29 Jun 2026 • 11 min read

Video Analytics with Vision AI

Automate conveyor box inspection with video analytics. Learn how to combine RF-DETR, ByteTrack, and Gemini 2.5 Pro in Roboflow to track and detect defects.

29 Jun 2026 • 7 min read

Injection Molding Defect Detection for Medical Components

Use RF-DETR and Gemini 2.5 Pro to detect defects on molded components and generate automated inspection observations.

26 Jun 2026 • 9 min read

How to Fine-Tune RF-DETR Keypoints on Custom Data

A step-by-step guide to fine-tuning RF-DETR Keypoint on a custom basketball court dataset, from COCO pretrained inference to training, evaluation, and broadcast-video inference.

24 Jun 2026 • 9 min read

Steel Strip Defect Inspection

Train an RF-DETR model on steel strip defects and build a Workflow that sorts every inspection into pass, review, or fail.

22 Jun 2026 • 8 min read

Building an AI-Powered Robotic Welding Defect Detection System

Use RF-DETR and Gemini 2.5 Pro to identify welding defects and generate automated quality inspection reports.

17 Jun 2026 • 13 min read

Real-Time Keypoint Detection with RF-DETR

Discover RF-DETR Keypoint, a real-time, end-to-end detection model. Outperforming YOLO26-pose, it offers self-calibrating loss & Apache 2.0 license.