How to Train a YOLOv7 Model on a Custom Dataset

YOLOv7, developed by WongKinYiu and AlexeyAB, represents a significant advancement in real-time object detection, offering state-of-the-art performance on the MS COCO benchmark using PyTorch and achieving impressive frame rates. While these results are exceptional, the limited utility of COCO's 80 classes in practical applications necessitates custom training for real-world relevance. A tutorial hosted on Google Colab by Roboflow guides users through training a YOLOv7 model on custom datasets, leveraging Roboflow Universe's extensive data repository. The process involves installing dependencies, loading a custom dataset, training the model, and evaluating its performance. Users can fine-tune their model settings and even deploy the model using Roboflow's deployment options or on edge devices. Additionally, for more complex tasks such as instance segmentation, further resources and tutorials are available.