# Motion Detection in Workflows

With the Motion Detection block in Workflows, you can detection motion in video streams. This block uses background subtraction (specifically the MOG2 algorithm) to detect motion in video frames. The block maintains state across frames to build a background model and track various motion patterns.

[Learn more >](https://inference.roboflow.com/workflows/blocks/motion_detection/) 


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