AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Qbo

An Open Source Robot For Everyone

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Qbo launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Hubot by Github▲114
Your company's robot
2014 · hubot.github.com · its alternatives →
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OK-Robot: open, modular home robot framework for pick-and-drop anywhere▲542
Hi all, excited to share our latest work, OK-Robot, which is an open and modular framework to perform navigation and manipulation with a robot assistant in practically any homes without having to teach the robot anything new! You can simply unbox the target robot, install OK-Robot, give it a "scan" (think a 60 second iPhone video), and start asking the robot to move arbitrary things from A to B. We already tested it out in 10 home environments in New York city, and one environment each in Pittsburgh and Fremont. We based everything off of the current best machine learning models, and so…
2024 · ok-robot.github.io · its alternatives →
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Dobb·E – towards home robots with an open-source platform▲394
Hi HN! Proud to share our open-source robot platform, Dobb·E, a home robot system that needs just 5 minutes of human teaching to learn new tasks. We've already taken Dobb·E to 10 different homes in New York, taught it 100+ tasks, and we are just getting started! I would love to hear your thoughts about this. Here are some more details, below (or see a Twitter thread with attached media: https://twitter.com/i/status/1729515379892826211 or https://nitter.net/i/status/1729515379892826211): We engineered Dobb·E to maximize efficiency, safety, and…
2023 · dobb-e.com · its alternatives →
4
Calaos▲88
Open source home automation
2015 · calaos.fr · its alternatives →
5
OLO Robotics▲119
Control robots in your browser — no setup needed
Jun 2026 · olo-robotics.com · its alternatives →
6
Hayo▲178
Virtual controls for real life
2017 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
7
Kano▲159
A computer and coding kit for all ages
2014 · kano.me · its alternatives →
8
Peeqo▲64
The first robot to interact through GIFs
2017 · peeqo.com · its alternatives →
9
MODI▲220
Create anything you want with robotics of things
2016 · luxrobo.com · its alternatives →
10
Pillo▲174
Your personal home health robot
2016 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
11
Bot Libre▲107
Free open artificial intelligence for everyone
2016 · botlibre.org · its alternatives →
12
Flippy by Miso Robotics▲100
The ultimate kitchen assistant robot
2017 · misorobotics.com · its alternatives →
13
Introbot for Slack▲143
Your networking assistant inside Slack
2016 · brandsly.com · its alternatives →
14
Joyboto▲70
Your personal happiness chatbot
2016 · its alternatives →
15
Flinto▲52
Super easy tool for prototyping
2014 · flinto.com · its alternatives →
16
CheckiO▲102
Open platform for AI competitions
2014 · checkio.org · its alternatives →
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Meet Sid, our Raspberry-Pi-powered office robot▲133
2013 · sidg.tl · its alternatives →
18
Changelog #177: Cylon.js, Gobot, Artoo, and IoT with Ron Evans from The Hybrid Group▲59
Leader of The Hybrid Group and creator of open source robots
2015 · changelog.com · its alternatives →
19
Tio▲81
Robotic building blocks for ages 5 and up
2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
20
Recast.AI 2.0▲164
The ultimate end-to-end collaborative bot platform
2017 · recastai.com · its alternatives →
21
Quadbot▲127
Build your own Robot
2016 · its alternatives →
22
Botframe▲157
A playground to design & validate bots
2016 · its alternatives →
23
iRobot Create 2▲63
All the tools to build a real robot
2014 · irobot.com · its alternatives →
24
Growbot for Microsoft Teams▲132
A fun way to give kudos to your teammates!
2017 · growbot.io · its alternatives →

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