The Synthiam Robot Skill Store is where you discover new robot skills for ARC and ARCx robot programming software. Install ready-made skills for AI, vision, navigation, speech recognition, servos, and more to quickly expand what your robot can do — whether it's a DIY project or an education robot for the classroom in ARC, or an enterprise product or industrial system in ARCx.
You can also publish your own robot skills for the community or learn how to add existing skills to your robot projects.
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The Navigation category in Synthiam ARC is dedicated to enabling robots to navigate and move autonomously. It includes functionalities such as path planning, obstacle avoidance, and localization. This skill set is crucial for developing robots capable of exploring and navigating complex environments.
For ARCx
Intel Realsense Tracking v2
Tracks robot position and heading with Intel RealSense cameras, sending data to ARCx navigation, scripts, variables, video, and maps.
For ARCx
Kinect Xbox 360 Depth Mapping v2
Uses Kinect v1 as a depth sensor for obstacle scans, floor-drop detection, vision range measurement, tilt/LED control, and simulated testing across platforms.
For ARC
Kinect Xbox 360 Depth Mapping v6
Converts Xbox 360 Kinect depth frames into NMS obstacle scans for ARC path planning, SLAM, and obstacle avoidance.
For ARCx
Mpu6050 Imu v1
Reads an MPU6050 IMU on EZB, calculates orientation, shows 3D/horizon/graphs, publishes variables, and triggers tilt/shock/fall alarms
For ARC
NMS Example v3
Example NMS Level #1 navigation skill showing subscription to combined scan+location data, displaying position and scan info; source code included.
For ARC
NMS Faux Odometry v8
Estimate pose odometry from movement distance for robots without encoders, calibrated by speed. Suited for DIY navigation; pose drifts with lidar.
For ARC
NMS Navigation Data Grabber v2
Query NMS lidar scan data by angle, with control commands for range, arc extremes, and obstacle checks from the latest scan.
For ARCx
Nms Navigation Data Grabber v1
Queries NMS scan data for nearest obstacles, clear paths, open directions, zones, and pose without driving or mapping.
For ARCx
Orbbec Depth Camera v2
Orbbec 3D camera skill for ARCx: obstacle scans, video, depth, IMU tilt, detections distance, recordings, point clouds, multi-camera support
For ARCx
Ping Radar Scan v2
Sweeping ultrasonic radar with live display, obstacle avoidance, clearest-direction tracking, NMS output, and scriptable obstacle zones
For ARCx
Ping Sensor v1
HC-SR04 ultrasonic distance sensor skill with filtering, alarms, obstacle guard, navigation support, and shared distance variables
For ARC
PTI Lidar Plugin v2
Pineapple Technology Industries Capstone plugin adds a secretive LiDAR unit to ARC for distance measurement.
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