Introduction
Robotics for everyone — no prior experience required
Building robots no longer requires deep programming or artificial intelligence expertise. Synthiam ARC removes those barriers by providing a platform designed for people at every skill level. Whether you are a hobbyist, an educator, or an experienced developer, ARC helps you create, test, and control robots without starting from complex code.
The platform combines a visual, block-based interface with a library of prebuilt components and device drivers. This lets beginners assemble reliable robot behaviors quickly while enabling advanced users to extend, customize, and integrate ARC with specialized hardware and workflows.
Visual programming and extensible functions
Instead of writing low-level syntax, you build behaviors by snapping together intuitive blocks and modules. ARC provides both general-purpose blocks for control flow and dedicated blocks for common sensors and actuators, so core robot logic is visible and easy to modify.
- Drag-and-drop blocks for control flow, sensor inputs, and actuator commands that make behavior design visual and predictable.
- Prebuilt integrations such as voice recognition and facial recognition to accelerate prototyping and add powerful features without extra setup.
- Extensibility to create custom functions or modules when your project needs specialized logic or to support unique hardware.
This approach shortens the learning curve and development cycle, making advanced robotics concepts accessible to non-programmers while preserving the flexibility that experienced developers require.
Reusable skills and the Skill Store
ARC organizes common robot capabilities into reusable modules called "skills." Skills encapsulate tested behaviors—such as navigation, object tracking, or user interaction—that you can install, configure, and combine to meet your robot’s objectives.
Synthiam’s Skill Store hosts contributions from community members and industry experts, enabling builders to share solutions, accelerate projects, and build on proven patterns instead of reinventing the same features.
- Browse a growing library of tested skills to reduce development time and risk.
- Mix, match, and customize skills to fit your robot’s hardware and goals.
- Join a community-driven ecosystem where contributors improve and refine shared solutions over time.
Overview video
Watch a short demo to see ARC’s visual programming and skills ecosystem in action.