RoboAPI – A unified REST API for robots, like Stripe but for hardware
Every robot manufacturer ships a different SDK and a different protocol. A Boston Dynamics Spot speaks nothing like a Universal Robots arm. Every team building on top of robots rewrites the same integration layer from scratch. This is a massive tax on the industry. RoboAPI is a unified API layer that abstracts all of that into one clean developer experience. One SDK, one API key, any robot — simulated or real hardware. You can connect a simulated robot and read live telemetry in under 5 minutes: pip install fastapi uvicorn roslibpy uvicorn api.main:app --reload curl -X POST…
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RoboAPI provides a unified REST API that standardizes communication across different robot manufacturers and platforms. Developers use a single SDK and API key to control and monitor robots—whether simulated or physical hardware—eliminating the need to learn each manufacturer's distinct protocol. The tool abstracts integration complexity, allowing teams to connect robots and access telemetry data within minutes rather than rebuilding integration layers for each new robot type.
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Every robot manufacturer ships a different SDK and a different protocol. A Boston Dynamics Spot speaks nothing like a Universal Robots arm. Every team building on top of robots rewrites the same integration layer from scratch. This is a massive tax on the industry. RoboAPI is a unified API layer that abstracts all of that into one clean developer experience. One SDK, one API key, any robot — simulated or real hardware. You can connect a simulated robot and read live telemetry in under 5 minutes: pip install fastapi uvicorn roslibpy uvicorn api.main:app --reload curl -X POST localhost:8000/v1/robots/connect -d '{"robot_id":"bot-01","brand":"simulated"}' curl localhost:8000/v1/robots/bot-01/sense It also connects to real ROS2 robots via rosbridge — I tested it today controlling a turtlesim robot drawing circles through the API. The architecture is pluggable — each robot brand is a separate adapter implementing a common interface (like a payment gateway in Stripe). Adding a new brand means one file. Currently supports: simulated robots and any ROS2 robot. Boston Dynamics and Universal Robots adapters are next. Would love feedback from anyone working in robotics — especially on the API design and what's missing for real-world use.
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