Solomon 3D and Roboflow

Solomon builds inspection and picking apps, Roboflow builds vision models you own

Solomon trains models inside its own inspection and robotics software. Roboflow lets you choose the architecture, keep the weights, and cover every vision task on one platform. Join 2 million+ engineers who build, train, and deploy custom vision AI.

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Why are companies choosing Roboflow?

Roboflow is enterprise vision AI infrastructure, used by more than half of the Fortune 100, with SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and air-gapped deployment. Manufacturers like USG, Pella, and Rivian use Roboflow to go from their own images to production models in days, then roll them out across every line and plant.

  • Any task, any line

    Inspection, bin picking, assembly checks, OCR, and safety, all built on the same platform.

  • End-to-end vision, one platform

    From labeling to deployment, build, train, and launch in a single place. No tool stitching, no handoffs.

  • Built by engineers, for engineers

    Open-source libraries, SDKs, and APIs for building vision AI on your own terms.

  • Workflow blocks for notifications and integrations

    Build vision AI applications with ease

    Use a low-code open source platform to simplify building and deploying vision AI applications.

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    Edge deployment

    Cloud and edge deployments (NVIDIA Jetson, Raspberry Pi, or mobile devices) for real-time, on-premise inference.

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    Devices for every scenario

    Software, compute, cameras: all the tools you need to deploy vision AI.

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    Flexible model licensing

    Choose from a range of licensing options to fit your needs, whether for commercial use, private deployment, or collaboration across teams.

Ready to move from Solomon 3D to Roboflow?

  • Import your images to Roboflow

    Bring your inspection and robotics image data into Roboflow for model training. No proprietary format required.

  • Deploy with Roboflow

    No matter where you train your model, deploy it with Roboflow to the edge, your VPC, on-prem, or via API.

  • Automate data labeling

    Use AI labeling in Roboflow to automate up to 90% of human labeling.

OK I’m ready, how do I use Roboflow?

Roboflow makes it easy to build, train, and deploy custom computer vision models, even if you’re not a machine learning expert.

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Talk to a Vision AI engineer about vision models you own

Bring us your toughest inspection or picking problem and we'll map a working solution.

Ask us about:

  • Solution architecture that connects to your robot cells through PLC and OPC UA
  • A live demo on your own images
  • Models you train, own, and can export
  • Deployment options: edge, on-prem, or air-gapped

Over 80,000 organizations build with Roboflow.

  • Rivian
  • Pella
  • Chobani
  • USG Corporation
  • BNSF Railway
  • American Woodmark
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Compare Roboflow and Solomon 3D

When you compare Roboflow and Solomon 3D, the difference comes down to ownership and scale. Solomon 3D is an industrial automation vendor. SolVision handles AI inspection, AccuPick handles 3D bin picking with 30+ robot brands and a range of 3D cameras, SolMotion and AccuPick LM cover vision-guided robotics and machine tending, and META-aivi brings AI to AR devices. Models train quickly inside each application from a few sample images, which works well for the inspection and picking jobs those apps were built for. Model architecture choice, weight export, and a public SDK are not documented, so the models stay inside Solomon's software, and each new use case has to fit one of its applications.

Roboflow is the open, end-to-end platform that takes you from raw images to a deployed model on the infrastructure you choose. You curate datasets, train custom architectures including RF-DETR (opens in a new tab) and RF-DETR-Seg, deploy anywhere from an NVIDIA Jetson at the edge to an air-gapped server or high-scale cloud, and keep your data and model IP at every step.

And Roboflow scales: the same models and Workflows roll out from one station to every line and plant on the cameras already there, Vision Events tracks every prediction across sites, and Label Assist makes each new use case faster to label than the last.

Solomon 3D vs Roboflow: Feature by Feature

FeatureRoboflowSolomon 3D
Form factorSoftware platform; runs on the cameras and compute you choose, or the Roboflow AI1 deviceIndustrial AI applications: SolVision, AccuPick, SolMotion, AccuPick LM, and META-aivi, plus the SolScan 3D camera line
Use cases coveredInspection, assembly verification, counting, OCR, safety, logistics, and any custom vision taskAI inspection, 3D bin picking, machine tending, vision-guided robotics, and AR for industrial work
Vision tasksObject detection, instance and semantic segmentation, classification, keypoints, OCR, depth estimation, and multimodal tasksSolVision covers defect detection, OCR, classification, counting, assembly verification, SOP compliance, and safety inspection
Camera supportAny RTSP, USB, GigE, or industrial cameraIndustrial cameras over TCP/IP and Modbus for SolVision; AccuPick supports structured light, active stereo, time-of-flight, and laser 3D cameras
3D bin pickingDepth estimation, keypoint, and segmentation models; robot cells connect through PLC and OPC UA blocks in WorkflowsYes, AccuPick learns new items from 1–3 sample images, picks unknown items, and needs no CAD files
Industrial integrationsYes, PLC Reader, PLC Writer, and OPC UA blocks speak OPC UA, Modbus TCP, and EtherNet/IPYes, 30+ robot brands, plus TCP/IP and Modbus communication
No-code application logicYes, Workflows chain detection, classification, OCR, and business logic into a single pipelineYes, a graphic, no-code GUI for automation engineers configuring an inspection or robotic pick
Choose your model architectureYes, RF-DETR, YOLO (v8 / v11 / v26), Detectron2, and moreNot documented; models train inside each Solomon application
Export and own model weightsYesNot documented
Public datasets and modelsYes, 1,000,000+ datasets and 100,000+ pre-trained models on Roboflow UniverseNo public catalog
API and SDKYes, Python SDK, REST API, MCP server, open-source inference and supervisionGUI first; no public Python SDK; software is proprietary and licensed
Deployment optionsManaged cloud, customer VPC, on-premises, and fully air-gapped / offlineOn-site inspection and robotics software with NVIDIA-accelerated compute; VPC and air-gapped options not documented
Sub-agents for frontier models (MCP)Yes, every trained model is exposed over MCP so frontier models can call it as a specialized vision toolNot documented
ComplianceSOC 2 Type II, HIPAA with BAAs, PCI DSSNot published in a central trust resource; security advisory page covers vulnerability disclosures

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