Arcx 2026.09.27.01

ARCx just gained some serious new capabilities.

Version 2026.09.27.01 expands what robot skills can see, control, and display with native gamepad and HID support, an embedded browser designed for robots running with or without a desktop, and a big upgrade to Blockly.

Native Gamepad, Joystick & HID Support

ARCx can now work directly with gamepads, joysticks, and HID devices, opening the door to entirely new ways of controlling robots.

Robot skills can take advantage of connected input devices for teleoperation, custom controllers, interactive exhibits, simulators, accessibility interfaces, and more.

A new input diagnostics interface has also been added so you can see connected devices and monitor their input data in real time. This makes testing and developing controller-based robot skills much easier.

Embedded Browser Support

This is a big one.

ARCx now includes an embedded browser system that robot skills can use to display web content directly.

Robot skills can launch and control browser instances in:

• Windowed mode
• Fullscreen mode
• Kiosk mode

Even better, the browser system was designed to work on ARCx installations without requiring a traditional desktop environment.

That means robots running headless Linux installations can still present browser-based interfaces, dashboards, WebRTC sessions, telepresence experiences, web applications, and other visual content when a display is connected.

ARCx also includes a new browser management interface for starting, stopping, configuring, and controlling browser instances.

Blockly Gets a Major Upgrade

Blockly continues moving closer to the full scripting power available elsewhere in ARCx.

This release brings the JavaScript command set into Blockly, greatly expanding what can be created visually without writing traditional code.

New and updated Blockly functionality includes support for areas such as:

• Navigation
• File operations
• Debugging
• Robot Skill commands
• Additional scripting and control functionality

This makes Blockly considerably more capable for education, rapid prototyping, and anyone who prefers visual robot programming.

More Ways to Build Robots

With this release, ARCx can now interact with more physical input hardware, provide richer browser-based visual experiences, and expose more of its scripting capabilities through Blockly.

Whether you're building a remotely operated robot, an interactive kiosk, a telepresence platform, an educational robot, or something nobody has thought of yet, ARCx v2026.09.27.01 gives robot skills a much bigger toolbox to work with.