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Choose Your Robot

You are about to use the most accessible guide for building robots with science-fiction-inspired features. We guarantee that anyone can build a robot on par with that of heavily funded corporate organizations. Synthiam has packaged the most cutting-edge technologies and made them available to everyone.


Need Some Inspiration?

Do you need some inspiration before we begin? With over 4 million robot connections on Synthiam's platform, we have plenty of community robot examples.

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What kind of robot do you want to program?

Synthiam's ARC platform will connect to many robot products, toys, and DIY kits. Let's start by selecting what type of robot to make. There are options for using a robot kit or quickly building your dream DIY robot.


1. Use a Robot Product

Skill Level: Beginner

Program a pre-built robot product or a kit with Synthiam ARC. You can program a robot directly out of the box with low effort. Here are a few popular ARC-compatible robot products. Select a robot product to view purchase links and manuals.

AdventureBot
AdventureBot by EZ-Robot

.syn-hw { --syn-indigo: #6366f1; --syn-teal: #0a8ca0; --syn-ink: #1e293b; --syn-muted: #475569; color: var(--syn-ink); } .syn-hw img {...

AR Parrot Drone
AR Parrot Drone by Parrot

.syn-hw { --syn-indigo: #6366f1; --syn-teal: #0a8ca0; --syn-ink: #1e293b; --syn-muted: #475569; color: var(--syn-ink); } .syn-hw img {...

Balance Robot
Balance Robot by Sain

.syn-hw { --syn-indigo: #6366f1; --syn-teal: #0a8ca0; --syn-ink: #1e293b; --syn-muted: #475569; color: var(--syn-ink); } .syn-hw img {...

Bioloid
Bioloid by Robotis

.syn-hw { --syn-indigo: #6366f1; --syn-teal: #0a8ca0; --syn-ink: #1e293b; --syn-muted: #475569; color: var(--syn-ink); } .syn-hw img {...

Darwin Mini
Darwin Mini by Robotis

.syn-hw { --syn-indigo: #6366f1; --syn-teal: #0a8ca0; --syn-ink: #1e293b; --syn-muted: #475569; color: var(--syn-ink); } .syn-hw img {...

EZ-InMoov Robot Head
EZ-InMoov Robot Head by EZ-Robot & Gael Langevin

.syn-hw { --syn-indigo: #6366f1; --syn-teal: #0a8ca0; --syn-ink: #1e293b; --syn-muted: #475569; color: var(--syn-ink); } .syn-hw img {...

JD Humanoid
JD Humanoid by EZ-Robot

.syn-hw { --syn-indigo: #6366f1; --syn-teal: #0a8ca0; --syn-ink: #1e293b; --syn-muted: #475569; color: var(--syn-ink); } .syn-hw img {...

Roli Rover
Roli Rover by EZ-Robot

.syn-hw { --syn-indigo: #6366f1; --syn-teal: #0a8ca0; --syn-ink: #1e293b; --syn-muted: #475569; color: var(--syn-ink); } .syn-hw img {...

Roomba
Roomba by iRobot

.syn-hw { --syn-indigo: #6366f1; --syn-teal: #0a8ca0; --syn-ink: #1e293b; --syn-muted: #475569; color: var(--syn-ink); } .syn-hw img {...

ROS
ROS by Open Robotics

.syn-hw { --syn-indigo: #6366f1; --syn-teal: #0a8ca0; --syn-ink: #1e293b; --syn-muted: #475569; color: var(--syn-ink); } .syn-hw img {...

ROS 2
ROS 2 by Open Robotics

.syn-hw { --syn-indigo: #6366f1; --syn-teal: #0a8ca0; --syn-ink: #1e293b; --syn-muted: #475569; color: var(--syn-ink); } .syn-hw img {...

Shell-e
Shell-e by EZ-Robot

.syn-hw { --syn-indigo: #6366f1; --syn-teal: #0a8ca0; --syn-ink: #1e293b; --syn-muted: #475569; color: var(--syn-ink); } .syn-hw img {...

Six Hexapod
Six Hexapod by EZ-Robot

.syn-hw { --syn-indigo: #6366f1; --syn-teal: #0a8ca0; --syn-ink: #1e293b; --syn-muted: #475569; color: var(--syn-ink); } .syn-hw img {...

Sphero
Sphero by Sphero

.syn-hw { --syn-indigo: #6366f1; --syn-teal: #0a8ca0; --syn-ink: #1e293b; --syn-muted: #475569; color: var(--syn-ink); } .syn-hw img {...

Telepresence Robot
Telepresence Robot by Ohmnilabs

.syn-hw { --syn-indigo: #6366f1; --syn-teal: #0a8ca0; --syn-ink: #1e293b; --syn-muted: #475569; color: var(--syn-ink); } .syn-hw img {...

Tello Drone
Tello Drone by DJI

.syn-hw { --syn-indigo: #6366f1; --syn-teal: #0a8ca0; --syn-ink: #1e293b; --syn-muted: #475569; color: var(--syn-ink); } .syn-hw img {...

TurtleBot 3
TurtleBot 3 by Robotis

.syn-hw { --syn-indigo: #6366f1; --syn-teal: #0a8ca0; --syn-ink: #1e293b; --syn-muted: #475569; color: var(--syn-ink); } .syn-hw img {...

Viam
Viam by Viam

.syn-hw { --syn-indigo: #6366f1; --syn-teal: #0a8ca0; --syn-ink: #1e293b; --syn-muted: #475569; color: var(--syn-ink); } .syn-hw img {...

2. Make a DIY Robot

Skill Level: Intermediate, Advanced

Making a DIY robot has traditionally been a daunting task. Anyone can make DIY robots with Synthiam's ARC robot software.

We have created a step-by-step Getting Started Guide to making a DIY robot - press the button and get started!

Make a DIY Robot