Show HN: RoboAPI – A unified REST API for robots, like Stripe but for hardware

Category: infrastructure

Tags: robotics, rest-api, python, fastapi, ros2

Score: 4.5/10 (Innovation: 3, Technical: 5, Documentation: 6, Utility: 4)

RoboAPI provides a unified REST API for controlling robots from different brands, aiming to simplify integration like Stripe does for payments. It includes a FastAPI backend with simulated and ROS2 adapters, but currently only supports these two types, with no real hardware integration or production readiness. The project is a promising idea for robotics developers but is still in early stages with minimal real-world utility.

Target audience: backend devs, robotics engineers, devops

Repository: https://github.com/amitb-quantum/roboapi · Python · MIT · 3 stars

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