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24 alternatives to SmilingRobo

Platform of Opensource Robotics

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SmilingRobo launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Building the Future of Robotics

    2024 · smilingrobo.com · its alternatives →

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    From the post: Blossom is an open-source robot platform for human-robot interaction (HRI) research that I developed during my PhD. I’ve used Blossom for research in design, machine learning, and telepresence; others have made Blossoms for their own research purposes. I have continued working on “rebuilding” the entire platform: I redesigned the inner frame as a model kit, complete with Gunpla-inspired runners and instructions, and refactored the codebase as r0b0, a Python library for communicating between hardware peripherals and software applications. In preparation to present Blossom at…

    2024 · msgtn.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Bot Libre▲107

    Free open artificial intelligence for everyone

    2016 · botlibre.org · its alternatives →

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    Open Source platform to develop autonomous driving systems

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Discover the best open-source projects

    2024 · oss.gallery · its alternatives →

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    BotBot▲77

    The open-source brain for any legged robot

    Feb 2026 · botbot.bot · its alternatives →

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    Botpress▲190

    The WordPress of Bots

    2017 · botpress.io · its alternatives →

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    Your company's robot

    2014 · hubot.github.com · its alternatives →

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    Cloud logging + visualization tools for robotic development

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Botframe▲157

    A playground to design & validate bots

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    ROBOTZ▲117

    Free modular 3D cartoon robots for your next projects

    2023 · threedee.design · its alternatives →

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    Discover open-source tools with an AI chat assistant

    Apr 2026 · openresource.site · its alternatives →

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    Google’s signature family of fonts, now open source

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Opensource freelance market driven by community

    2016 · arbeitbot.com · its alternatives →

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    Introducing Stack-chan, an open-source hardware robot designed with Fusion360 and Kicad that is easy to assemble and customize. With just 6 screws, you can easily put together the robot and add your own features using JavaScript with the Moddable SDK. Stack-chan is completely open-source and the design files, firmware and software are all available on GitHub repository (https://github.com/meganetaaan/stack-chan) . Give it a try and customize it to your needs. We'd love to see what you create and hear your feedback on this open-source project.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Rover▲116

    iBeacon platform and open source SDK

    2014 · dev.roverlabs.co · its alternatives →

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    Tingbot▲119

    Transform your Raspberry Pi into a platform for creativity

    2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Your friendly neighbourhood kudos spreader.

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    The next-generation Ubuntu for Developers, AI and Cloud

    Apr 2026 · ubuntu.com · its alternatives →

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    Fosshub▲79

    An open source for free and open source tools

    2015 · fosshub.com · its alternatives →

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    Peeqo▲64

    The first robot to interact through GIFs

    2017 · peeqo.com · its alternatives →

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    Joyboto▲70

    Your personal happiness chatbot

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    An emotionally aware, humanoid robot

    2015 · maxtronics.com · its alternatives →

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    Agentic ROS 2 robotics dev in the browser

    Feb 2026 · oorb.io · its alternatives →

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