Introduction
Robotics for everyone — no prior experience required
Many people assume building robots requires advanced programming or artificial intelligence expertise. Synthiam ARC removes those barriers. The platform is designed so anyone can create and control robots without prior coding experience.
ARC uses an intuitive visual interface that replaces complex code with drag-and-drop blocks and prebuilt components. This lets hobbyists, educators, and professional developers prototype and deploy robot behaviors quickly and reliably.
Visual programming and extensible functions
Instead of writing low-level syntax, you assemble behaviors using simple blocks and modules. ARC includes many ready-to-use functions and also lets you design custom behaviors for specific needs.
- Drag-and-drop blocks for control flow, sensors, and actuators.
- Prebuilt integrations such as voice recognition and facial recognition to accelerate development.
- Ability to create custom functions for specialized tasks or hardware.
This approach reduces the learning curve, shortens development time, and makes advanced features accessible to non-programmers while remaining powerful for advanced users.
Reusable skills and the Skill Store
ARC organizes common robot behaviors into reusable modules called "skills." Industry experts and community contributors publish these skills in Synthiam’s Skill Store, allowing builders to share, reuse, and adapt proven solutions.
By packaging complex behaviors as modular skills, ARC follows the same democratizing trend that made other technologies widely accessible—think of how Windows simplified personal computing, Unity made game development approachable, or HTML enabled widespread use of the web.
- Access a growing library of tested skills to accelerate projects.
- Combine and customize skills to match your robot’s goals and hardware.
- Benefit from a community-driven ecosystem that encourages reuse and improvement.