
This lecture introduces YOLO26, the latest release in the Ultralytics YOLO object detection series. YOLO26 delivers faster and more accurate real-time performance across images and videos, powered by architectural improvements and refined training strategies that push practical performance even further.
Key Highlights of YOLO26
Improved detection of small objects.
Up to 43% faster CPU inference compared to previous versions
End-to-End, NMS-free inference for cleaner and faster predictions
Multi-task support, including:
Object Detection
Instance Segmentation
Pose Estimation
Image Classification
Oriented Bounding Boxes (OBB)
Optimized backbone and training pipeline for improved stability and accuracy
In this lecture, you’ll learn how to use YOLO26 for object detection, instance segmentation, pose estimation, image classification, and oriented bounding box (OBB) object detection.
In this lecture, you will learn how to annotate and label a custom dataset using Roboflow for object detection tasks. We will cover image upload, creating classes, drawing bounding boxes, organizing data, and exporting the dataset in YOLO format. By the end of this lecture, you will have a fully prepared dataset ready for training your YOLO26 object detection model.
In this lecture, you will learn how to train a YOLO26 object detection model on a custom pothole dataset. We will cover dataset configuration, training setup, model parameters, and performance monitoring. You will also learn how to evaluate the trained model and run inference to detect potholes in new images and videos.
In this lecture, you will learn how to annotate and label a custom dataset for instance segmentation using Roboflow. We will cover creating classes, drawing masks, organizing data, and exporting it in YOLO26 format. By the end, your dataset will be fully prepared for training a YOLO26 instance segmentation model.
In this lecture, you will learn how to train a YOLO26 instance segmentation model on a custom pothole dataset. The lecture covers dataset configuration, model setup, training, performance evaluation, and running inference to detect and segment potholes in images and videos. By the end, you will be able to build a custom instance segmentation model using YOLO26.
In this lecture, we’ll learn how to train the YOLO26 object detection model on a custom dataset for African wildlife detection. We’ll also analyze the results in detail and test the fine-tuned model on random images.
In this lecture, we’ll learn how to train/ fine-tune the YOLO26 instance segmentation model on a custom dataset for package segmentation. We’ll also analyze the results and test the fine-tuned model on random images.
In this lecture, we’ll learn how to train/ fine-tune the YOLO26 pose estimation model on a custom dataset for human activity recognition.
In this lecture, we’ll learn how to train/ fine-tune the YOLO26 classification model on a custom dataset for plant classification.
YOLO26 provides a versatile set of options for exporting your trained models to different formats, enabling deployment across various platforms and devices. In this lecture, we’ll walk you through the model export process, showing how to achieve maximum compatibility and performance.
Learn to create real-time vehicle intensity heatmaps from YOLO26 detections. Filter vehicles, map traffic intensity, apply blur and color maps, and overlay on video for traffic visualization.
This comprehensive course combines YOLOv12 and YOLO26 into one complete, real-world computer vision masterclass. You will learn how to build, train, evaluate, and deploy state-of-the-art YOLO models for real-time AI applications.
YOLOv12 introduces advanced architectural and training enhancements that improve both speed and accuracy across multiple vision tasks. YOLO26 further pushes performance with optimized backbones, improved small object detection, NMS-free inference, and faster CPU execution.
Throughout this course, you will learn:
Object Detection
Instance Segmentation
Pose Estimation
Image Classification
Oriented Bounding Boxes (OBB)
Multi-Object Tracking
What You Will Learn
Fundamentals & Architecture
Understanding YOLOv12 and YOLO26 architectures
Key improvements and performance innovations
Non-Maximum Suppression (NMS) and Mean Average Precision (mAP)
YOLO26 vs earlier YOLO versions comparison
Model Setup & Usage
Step-by-step environment setup
Running detection, segmentation, pose, OBB, and classification
Performance testing and benchmarking
Custom Dataset Creation
Finding and preparing datasets
Data annotation and labeling
Using Roboflow for detection and segmentation projects
Automatic dataset splitting
Training & Fine-Tuning
Training YOLOv12 and YOLO26 on custom datasets
Fine-tuning for detection, segmentation, pose, and classification
Model evaluation and optimization
Real-World Projects (8+ Hands-On Projects)
PPE Detection System
Pothole Detection & Segmentation Models
Advanced Multi-Object Tracking with Bot-SORT & ByteTrack
Vehicle Intensity Heatmap for congestion analysis
Real-Time Bird’s Eye View (BEV) system
Tennis Analysis System using YOLO and OpenCV
Object Blurring Applications
Custom Web Applications with Flask
Model Export and Deployment using Ultralytics