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Show HN: 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.<p>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.<p>You can connect a simulated robot and read live telemetry in under 5 minutes:<p><pre><code> 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 </code></pre> It also connects to real ROS2 robots via rosbridge — I tested it today controlling a turtlesim robot drawing circles through the API.<p>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.<p>Currently supports: simulated robots and any ROS2 robot. Boston Dynamics and Universal Robots adapters are next.<p>Would love feedback from anyone working in robotics — especially on the API design and what's missing for real-world use.
RoboAPI addresses a genuine pain point in robotics fragmentation with a compelling 'Stripe-for-hardware' abstraction, but it is currently in an embryonic stage. While the market opportunity is significant, the project lacks traction, team data, and must overcome major technical hurdles regarding real-time latency and competition from established players like Viam.