v8.3.0 - New YOLO11 Models Release (#76)

🌟 Summary

Ultralytics YOLO11 is here! Building on the YOLOv8 foundation with R&D by @Laughing-q and @glenn-jocher in ultralytics/ultralytics#16539, YOLO11 offers cutting-edge improvements in accuracy, speed, and efficiency, redefining what's possible in real-time object detection and computer vision tasks.

📊 Key Highlights

• 🚀 YOLO11 Model Unveiled: A significant upgrade over YOLOv8, YOLO11 is now the default model with enhanced architecture and optimized pipelines.
• 📚 Revamped Documentation: Clearer, more detailed guides, examples, and resources to help users transition seamlessly to YOLO11.
• 🛠️ Streamlined CI & Dockerfiles: All continuous integration files and Docker environments are optimized for YOLO11, ensuring smooth workflows.
• 🔄 Augmentation & Blocks Upgraded: New augmentations and block modules boost performance metrics across various tasks.
• 🔧 YOLO11-Specific Configurations: Tailored model configuration files to get the most out of YOLO11's advanced features.

🎯 Purpose & Impact

• Top-Tier Performance: YOLO11 delivers better accuracy with fewer parameters, enhancing real-time object detection and efficiency for your AI needs.
• Versatility in Computer Vision Tasks: Supports a broader range of tasks, including object detection, instance segmentation, pose estimation, and oriented bounding box detection, adaptable across edge to cloud environments.
• Easy Adoption: With updated resources, tutorials, and an intuitive model structure, developers can quickly adopt and maximize YOLO11's capabilities.

What's Changed

• Add YOLOv8.2.0 Banners by @RizwanMunawar in #49
• Update README.md by @glenn-jocher in #51
• Docs: Update HUB images by @sergiuwaxmann in #52
• Update Ultralytics YouTube URL by @glenn-jocher in #53
• Docs: Add HUB Teams images by @sergiuwaxmann in #54
• Docs: Add HUB Integrations images by @sergiuwaxmann in #55
• Code Refactor ruff check --fix --extend-select I by @glenn-jocher in #58
• Add BiliBili Logo to Ultralytics repositories by @pderrenger in #57
• Ultralytics Code Refactor https://ultralytics.com/actions by @glenn-jocher in #59
• Fix HUB link https://ultralytics.com/hub by @glenn-jocher in #60
• Add Discourse at https://community.ultralytics.com by @glenn-jocher in #61
• Docs: Add & Update Inference API Images by @sergiuwaxmann in #64
• Add Reddit social icon by @Y-T-G in #65
• Ultralytics Actions JSON, CSS and autolabel support by @UltralyticsAssistant in #67
• Update Official banners for YV24 by @RizwanMunawar in #69
• Compress banners for YV24 by @RizwanMunawar in #70
• Docs: Download Dataset Images by @sergiuwaxmann in #71
• Add https://www.reddit.com/r/Ultralytics/ badge by @glenn-jocher in #72
• Docs: Analyze Model Images by @sergiuwaxmann in #75
• Create tag.yml by @glenn-jocher in #76

New Contributors

• @Y-T-G made their first contribution in #65

Full Changelog: v8.2.0...v8.3.0